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Still this is ridiculous. Our profession is about providing access, and this is the opposite. I agree with you Sam. It has been a pet peeve of mine for years too. All of this library’s records are in the OCLC database and can be found via Connexion, but not on WorldCat. Even if I were to join a local art museum consortium membership level annual costs would well exceed $20,000 to be at the level that would allow our records to be seen. It is a shame as we have a lot of material one can not find elsewhere as I am sure many smaller museum libraries do. John Stucky, MA, MLIS Library Director 司馬章 / ジヨン スタツキ 學藝部 : 資料管理研究所圗書館長 C. Laan Chun Library, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Website: http://www.asianart.org/collections/library Library catalog: http://opac.libraryworld.com/opac/signin?libraryname=C%20LAAN%20CHUN%20LIBRARY. [cid:187B22DC-1A31-4598-97CA-9C4C488AE2BF] From: ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Heather Slania Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Feedback on WorldCat Holdings Policy Hi Sam, Agreed that it's egregious and monopolizing behavior, but unfortunately paying it is your only option to get your holding on it. Had to do it here and at my last job. Sorry for the bad news. Best, Heather Heather Slania Director Decker Library [MICA Logo]<https://www.mica.edu/> 1300 W Mount Royal Ave. Baltimore, MD 21217 410.225.2311 . . Pronouns in use: she, her, hers Schedule a research consultation<https://calendly.com/libraryresearchconsultations> Schedule a meeting with me<https://calendly.com/hslania> [Instagram logo]<https://www.instagram.com/marylandinstitutecollegeofart/> [Snapchat logo]<https://www.snapchat.com/add/micastories> [Twitter logo]<http://www.twitter.com/mica> [Facebook logo]<http://www.facebook.com/mica.edu> [LinkedIn logo]<http://www.mica.edu/linkedin> [Behance logo]<http://portfolios.mica.edu/> [Medium logo]<https://medium.mica.edu/> [Youtube logo]<http://www.youtube.com/user/micamultimedia> [https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif] On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:40 PM Sam Duncan <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi all, Just sharing a concern of mine that goes way back having to do with holdings listed on worlcat.org<http://worlcat.org>. Current OCLC policy does not allow a library to have all its holdings listed on worldcat.org<http://worldcat.org> unless you are a subscriber to WorldCat Discovery of Firstsearch (I believe that’s right). For small-ish libraries like ours, a subscription is expensive, around $2,500. I believe it’s a great disservice to our patrons and libraries. Many specialized libraries like ours offer many unique holdings, and, ironically, current OCLC policy allows a record to display with no holding libraries listed (see attached screenshot). One OCLC representative wrote back when I addressed this concern, “I understand you do not agree with the policy, but the Cataloging and FirstSearch subscriptions are how we fund those services (along with WorldCat.org). We try to keep them affordable for the majority, while covering our costs, but it still does not work for everyone.” Here’s a great example. Keep in mind that if you’re associated with a university library, you’ll probably see holdings. The problem is with cases where a patron is searching at the local Starbucks down the street, for example, or at home. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1123217295 I totally understand that there is a price tag associated with making worldcat.org<http://worldcat.org> available, but it’s an egregious levy for a library to pay to have its holdings masked and totally antithetical to what OCLC is supposed to be doing for libraries (IMHO). When I have suggested a more equitable pricing structure, there has been no interest in investigating it. Thanks for your feedback. More than anything, I need a reality check from my colleagues. 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