Public Services Information and Links

MOUG Reference and Collection Services Coordinator
Rebecca Belford (University at Buffalo, rbelford@buffalo.edu)

The Reference and Collection Services Coordinator (RCSC) coordinates activities with regard to public and collection service issues related to OCLC products and services.

Participation and suggestions for issues, products, or services to investigate are welcomed from members with an interest in public or collection services. Participation is welcome and encouraged from those with all backgrounds including public, reference, instruction, collections, technical, or administrative services.

Enhancement Proposals (RCSC and References Services Committee)

**We are gathering information to create a directory of institutions using each of these products. Please contribute your information here.**

OCLC Discovery, Reference, and Collections Products

WorldCat

WorldCat Index Searching

Indexes for FirstSearch, WorldCat Resource Searching, Connexion client and browser

FirstSearch (subscription)

OCLC FirstSearch information

WorldCat Local (subscription)

OCLC WorldCat Local information

WorldCat Local application help

WorldCat.org (free)

WorldCat.org catalog
OCLC WorldCat.org information

Content Management

CONTENTdm
OCLC CONTENTdm information

ArchiveGrid
OCLC ArchiveGrid information

OCLC Services for libraries

QuestionPoint
OCLC QuestionPoint information

WorldCat Collection Analysis
OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis information

Web-scale Management Services
OCLC Web-scale Management Services information

Presentation, MOUG 2010: Web Scale Management Service and You. Matt Goldner, Product & Technology Advocate, OCLC (slides)

WorldCat Navigator
OCLC WorldCat Navigator information

WorldCat Selection
OCLC WorldCat Selection information

Presentation, MOUG 2010: WorldCat Selection for Music. Joseph Hafner, Associate Director, Collection Services, McGill University (PDF)

Indexes and Databases formerly accessed via FirstSearch

Humanities Abstracts/Index
FirstSearch access discontinued June 30, 2011; transitioned to H.W. Wilson/EBSCOhost

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
FirstSearch access discontinued March 31, 2011; transitioned to EBSCOhost
RILM Web Site
RILM Classification System
RILM Subject Headings (pdf)

Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals, 1800-1950 (RIPM)
FirstSearch access discontinued February 2, 2011; transitioned to EBSCOhost
RIPM Web Site

Other Reference Resources

NACO-Music Project Handbook

VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
OCLC VIAF information
VIAF

Last updated 27 January 2012