By Rosario Garza
Cataloging Fixed Fee Information Mailed
In early May, BCR mailed the OCLC cataloging fixed fee quotes and forms for FY 2000-
2001 to eligible OCLC Cataloging service users. The package of information was mailed
to directors and cataloging contacts at BCR/OCLC libraries. The OCLC Cataloging
Fixed Fee option gives OCLC Cataloging service users the option of being billed for the
same amount every month for FY 2000-2001. The fixed fee quote is determined by
averaging two years of a library's cataloging transactions. Although not all cataloging
service product codes are included in the fixed fee quote, all online activity product codes
and most offline product codes are included. The majority of OCLC Cataloging service
users are eligible for the Fixed Fee pricing option. The following libraries are not
eligible for this pricing option and will not receive the information: libraries that
generated more credits than debits and libraries with less than 12 months of cataloging
activity.
The deadline for returning the completed, signed form is June 9. No forms for FY 2000-
2001 will be accepted after that date.
OCLC Users Council to Host Virtual Meeting
The OCLC Users Council is inviting member libraries to participate in a live satellite
broadcast of a Users Council meeting. Sponsored by OCLC, library networks such as
BCR and member libraries, this special two-hour program starts at 11 a.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, May 23. The 60 delegates to Users Council are the voice of the OCLC
membership. Elected from regional networks and service centers around the world, the
delegates represent you and your institutions in the affairs of OCLC. Take this
opportunity to hear and ask questions of library and OCLC leaders as they discuss
"Library Success in the New World."
Clifford Lynch, executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, is the
keynote speaker for this unique virtual meeting. The agenda includes presentations by Betsy
Wilson, president of the OCLC Users Council; Jay Jordan, president and CEO of OCLC;
Phyllis Spies, OCLC vice president, Worldwide Library Services; and William Crowe,
chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees. Led by Nancy
Eaton, chair of the Strategic Directions and OCLC Governance Advisory Council, a panel of
well-known librarians will discuss the governance study that is currently underway.
To register your library as a downlink site, go to www.oclc.org/oclc/uc/index.htm.
New PromptCat Vendors Announced
Eastern Book Company and Midwest Library Service are now active OCLC PromptCat service vendors.
If your library has questions about the OCLC PromptCat service or wishes to subscribe to
PromptCat and/or profile either Eastern or Midwest as a vendor of choice, please contact BCR.
