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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.
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Heather Slania
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:57 AM
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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
1300 W Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410.225.2311
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:40 PM Sam Duncan <[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. Current OCLC policy does not allow a library to have all its holdings listed on 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 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.
Sam
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