Union Listing on OCLC: Past, Present, and Future

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1996
Author
Author: Myrtle Meyers
Journal
Serials Review
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pagination
45-56
Language
English
Region
United States
Chronological Period
1950-1999
Abstract

This paper will:

  • Give a brief history of Union Listing on OCLC.
  • Outline the OCLC Union List system and how it works.
  • Give statistics on the growth of Union Listing including use of OCLC union list data by ILL staff.
  • Discuss briefly the findings of an ILL Fullfillment study conducted by OCLC.
  • Discuss the move of the OCLC Union List System to the PRISM service.
  • Discuss future plans for the OCLC Union List system, which includes automated updating of local data records, links to FirstSearch, and enhancements to offline products.
Annotation

The Union list was designed in the 1980s for libraries to share information about their serial holdings and cooperate on Interlibrary lending.
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