Presented by Anna E. Kijas University of Connecticut MOUG at
MLA February 9, 2011 WorldCat Local for Music Report
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MOUG Report (Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010) Display-related Issues
that have not been corrected: 1) First screen of bibliographic
records lacks crucial information or links to details (see examples
1, 4-4.2) 2) Essential information for music-related resources and
discovery does not display (see examples 1, 1.2-1.3) 3) User cannot
quickly find search terms in a bibliographic record (see example 2)
4) No distinction in display between names shared by multiple
people (see example 3) 5) Uniform titles are not displayed (240,
7xx fields) (see examples 1.1-1.3) 6) Musical works and expressions
do not appear together with their composers, often rendering
identification of works impossible (see examples 4-4.2)
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MOUG Report (Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010) Other Recommendations
that have not been implemented: 7) Add Next/Previous links to
facilitate navigation between detailed displays within results (see
example 4) 8) Enable pre-limiting by multiple formats in Advanced
Search. 9) Use real-language Boolean operators in Advanced Search
(AND*, OR, NOT) (see example 5) 10) Increase prominence of link to
Help window in Advanced Search. 11) Issues with hyperlinks leading
to works by multiple people with similar names (see example 1)
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First screen of bib record Hyperlinks do not distinguish
between names shared by multiple people Example 1 OCLC#
50600335
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505 field notes Partial display of 240 field Example 1.1
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Authority heading needed in WCL 7xx fields added entries
Example 1.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer
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511 field (participant/performer) 518 field (performance or
recording location/date) 505 field Example 1.3
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Example 2: Grove Music Online
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No distinction is made between names shared by multiple people.
Example 3
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/28652000 Example 4
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No distinction between composer, performer/instrument,
ensemble. 505 field notes problematic Example 4.1 OCLC #
28652000
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Example 4.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer
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Example 5: EBSCO interface
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WCL Updates Now you can: Search using facets (see example 6)
Select multiple facets (only in basic search) (see example 6) Use
real-language Boolean operators in basic or advanced search*
Quickly access electronic resources (View now button) (see example
7) View records with enriched content, including cover art, track
names, ratings and reviews (All Music Guide), song titles,
composers, and track times, genres and styles, release dates (see
examples 8-8.2) View Additions underway (June 2011): 508
(creation/production note) and 511 (participant/performer note)
fields 240 (Uniform title) and 7xx (added entries) Mobile WCL
website
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Search across multiple formats Example 6
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Example 7
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/52780122 Example 8
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Full titles, key, and opus # are lacking. Performer details are
lacking Example 8.1
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511 field 518 field 7xx fields Example 8.2: Compare to local
catalog record in Homer
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Other Issues & Observations Automatic limits placed on
certain searches (see example 9) Links for electronic resources are
sometimes difficult to locate (see example 10) Misleading edition
or format information (see examples 11-11.4) Temporary shelf
locations do not display in WCL (see example 12-12.1) WCL only
exports information from the first screen (above-the-fold) into
citation management systems, such as Refworks (see example 13) WCL
assumes that each 035 a or z subfield means one holding
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Example 9
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/483062005
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/364528248 Is there a link to the
full-text? Example 10
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/3019943 Example 11
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Example 11.1
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/63169992 Example 11.2
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Example 11.3
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Example 11.4
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Example 12: Temporary location in Homer catalog
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http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/16984937 Example 12.1: Temporary
location in Homer catalog
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Example 13
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Why use WCL? Discover resources at your library and other
institutions worldwide Quickly find and order ILL materials Search
across subscription databases and use instant view or direct link
Limit your search using (multiple) facets Share your resources
Create canned searches for your patrons Free citation tools Mobile
access (expected by June 2011) Buy-it link for Amazon View in
Google Books
