[Wactclc-alma] WorldCat Question

[Guidry, Wade]

Alma does not publish to or sync with OCLC WorldCat by default.

You can do so through the publishing process:

Publishing to OCLC - Ex Libris Knowledge Center (exlibrisgroup.com)<https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/090Integrations_with_External_Systems/030Resource_Management/110Publishing_to_OCLC>

Which requires setup on both the OCLC and Alma side, as described in the linked document.

Wade Guidry
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Wow, interesting ...



I  am currently working on a project to update all of our old WLN bib records to the corresponding OCLC records. I have about 15,500 records remaining.

I am surprised at the number of bib records that are not tagged for us in OCLC, which I'd give a rough estimate of 15%!



Melinda, I vaguely recall hearing (maybe in one of our weekly Zoom calls?) that we could link an OCLC account with Alma.

At Grays Harbor, we use OCLC for ILL.



Cara Beth Stevenson

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Curious question - it was my understanding that Alma did this process for us.  Is that incorrect? Is the offering below something to be interested in?

Additionally, are there options for ILL, record sharing, etc. than OCLC?  I was under the impression that was the go-to.  Are any of you using a different vendor?

-Melinda

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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Expand access to your library's collections with a free WorldCat holdings update


FYI



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