OCLC Update By Rosario Garza PromptCat Service Enhanced OCLC has enhanced its PromptCat service to make cataloging more efficient for libraries that share a local system. PromptCat's new features include: Delivery of a single OCLC-MARC record to a shared local system while setting holdings for individual libraries. This enhancement is essential for local systems that cannot remove duplicates while loading a batch of PromptCat records. Delivery of a full MARC record and/or call number label when holdings are already set. Libraries want to be able to get the most up-to-date version of an OCLC record when they purchase additional copies. Libraries will also have the option of having labels created for records not delivered because holdings are already set for that library. Ability to map information into existing 020 and 049 fields and to copy the call number to local fields, including a 9XX field where it will be included in the item-level record automatically created by the local system. Splitting record files and cataloging reports by vendor customer ID and cataloging reports and label files by invoice number to facilitate PromptCat work flow. If you are interested in the PromptCat service, contact BCR's Rosario Garza. OCLC Creates ILL Interoperability Task Force OCLC has created an ILL Interoperability Task Force to investigate the needs of OCLC member libraries for interlibrary loan system interoperability and to advise OCLC on which methods should be implemented. Shirley Baker, vice chancellor for Information Technology and dean of University Libraries, Washington University, will chair the task force. Other task force members represent research libraries, national libraries, college and university libraries, public libraries and library consortia. The task force will explore current and future work flow issues and forward a report and recommendations to OCLC. OCLC will publish the task force report and use the recommendations to guide it on matters of system interoperability. For more information on task force objectives see www.oclc.org/oclc/ill/objectives.htm. Electronic Resources Cataloging Guidelines Revised The OCLC Electronic Resources Cataloging Guidelines are continuing to evolve. Changes in the definition of Type of Record (Leader/06) announced in USMARC Update no. 3 in July 1997, resulted in considerably different treatment of many electronic resources. Since then, practices in cataloging electronic resources have continued to change. In June 1999, the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office announced the availability of its new "Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06" (lcweb.loc.gov/marc/ldr06guide.html). The new guidelines include clarifications of current practice as well as a number of sample records. In light of LC's document, OCLC has consolidated and updated two separate but related guidelines on coding electronic resources. OCLC's new "Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines" can now be accessed on the OCLC Web site at www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/type.htm. This document supersedes the "OCLC Guidelines on the Choice of Type and BLvl for Electronic Resources" formerly at that same URL and the older version of "Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines" originally announced in February 1998. The information in these two superseded documents remains substantially unchanged, although there have been clarifications and refinements, especially in the areas of numeric data and presence of search software. Links to LC's guidelines, Nancy Olson's Cataloging Internet Resources manual and a number of other useful sources are included in the new guidelines. Dewey for Windows and LC Subject Headings Authority File Effective immediately, OCLC is no longer offering the Library of Congress Subject Headings Authority File in a package with Dewey for Windows due to low interest in the bundled product. The August quarterly update will be the last one produced. Users who have active subscriptions to the LC Subject Headings Authority File will receive the OCLC CatCD disc instead containing the updated subject authorities. Along with the disc, users will receive instructions on loading the authorities files onto their hard drives and reconfiguring the CatCD software to access the authorities from the hard drive, eliminating the need for two CD-ROM drives one for Dewey for Windows and one for CatCD. Once the authorities are copied to the hard drive and the software is reconfigured, the functionality will be exactly the same. If users prefer, they can access the authorities files online via the OCLC Cataloging service. If you have questions, contact BCR's Rosario Garza.