OCLC Newsletter
Index
Number 221 1996
OCLC Newsletter
Number 221; May/June 1996
ISSN: 0163-898X
The Growing Value of Your OCLC Membership
by K. Wayne Smith.............................................3
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
OCLC Users Council discusses the globalization of OCLC services.4-5
High speed dial access service now available to OCLC network users
by Jaron Terry................................................5
University of Colorado at Denver logs 65 millionth OCLC interlibrary
loan request using ILL PRISM Transfer service...................6
University of Connecticut logs 66 millionth OCLC interlibrary
loan............................................................7
AsiaLink provides Asian language materials to libraries.........8
Sandra Matsco named OCLC On the Front Line Award winner.........9
DCC translations brochure available.............................10
Fred Lauber named OCLC vice president, Telecommunications.......10
OCLC names three to Reference Service posts.....................11
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Tsinghua University establishes OCLC Service Center in China....12
OCLC Asia Pacific Services brings OCLC technical services to the
East
by Eliza Sproat...............................................13
The University of Waikato Library uses OCLC PRISM service
by Tony Millett...............................................14-15
Janet Mitchell named managing director, OCLC Europe.............15
Russian catalogers host meeting on bridging MARC formats
by Glenn Patton...............................................16
RESEARCH
Research Advisory Committee meets
by Bradley Watson.............................................17
OLUC 25
Daniel Webster's socks and other interesting corners of the OLUC
by George Promenschenkel with Jay Weitz.......................18
May/June highlights.............................................19-20
COLLECTIONS AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
Integrating Collections and Technical Services..................21
The Evolution of OCLC's technical services offerings
by Martin Dillon..............................................22-23
PromptCat provides automated copy cataloging
by Pam Kircher................................................24
OCLC Selection coming
by Chris Grabenstatter........................................24-25
PRISM ILL facilitates acquisitions
by Beth Baran.................................................25
OCLC works to automate authority control
by Karen Calhoun..............................................26
Authority Control service now available
by Rebecca Dean...............................................27
Contract services focus on customization and value
by Brad Gauder................................................28-31
OCLC CJK services mark 10th anniversary
by George Promenschenkel......................................32-33
Product Services Menu provides OCLC information and support
by James D. Rubottom..........................................33
PRISM Usage Stats provides details on PRISM use
by David Whitehair............................................34-35
U.S. regional networks help libraries move into the 21st century
by Sonya Thelin Oliver........................................35-36
INTERVIEW
Jennifer A. Younger.............................................37-41
Abstract: The assistant director for technical services and liaison for the
regional campus libraries at Ohio State University talks about the past,
present and future of technical services.
PRODUCT NEWS
The New York Times soon will be available on FirstSearch, EPIC..42
IIL Fee Management reports now offered in electronic format.....42
AIDS and Cancer Research on FirstSearch, EPIC...................43
Abstracts added to Applied Science & Technology Index on
FirstSearch.....................................................43
IIL Custom Holdings now includes union list data
by Myrtle Myers...............................................44
OCLC to convert 2.3 million records for NYPL Research Libraries.44
Information Dimensions announces new executive team.............45-46
Shell transforms research organization with BASIS document
management system...............................................46
Information Dimensions joins Petrotechnical Open Software
Corporation.....................................................47
About Information Dimensions....................................47
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Winners of the OCLC Online Union Catalog essay contest named
by Donna Gehring..............................................48
Transcribed by Emma McCulloch
15th August 1996
Submitted by: j.gold (cijs27@ccsun.strath.ac.uk)
Thu, 15 Aug 1996 14:30:24 +0100 (BST)