This award will be made to one library practitioner who is new to the field of interlibrary loan/document delivery or electronic reserves, and who has daily, hands-on involvement in the areas of borrowing, lending, document delivery, electronic reserves, material delivery or resource sharing. The award is intended for persons interested in a mentoring opportunity at ALA,   and who have been in the profession for less than two years, or an individual who has recently accepted an interlibrary loan, resource sharing or electronic reserves position and has little or no experience in that area. M.L.S. or ALA membership is not required for the award. Preference will be given to individuals who evidence greatest need of this stipend for the purposes of professional development, networking, initial or continuing education and service to their local community. The STARS Education and Training Committee will assign a mentor to the recipient for the conference to help them navigate through the conference experience.

For a full description of the award visit the RUSA STARS Awards page at: www.ala.org/STARSTemplate.cfm?Section=STARSawards.

The review process will begin December 20.

Nominations should be sent to Collette Mak:
    E-mail: collette@incolsa.net
    Street address: 6202 Morenci Trail, Indianapolis, IN USA 46268

Both copy and original cataloging are included, with limited local editing. Increase the visibility of your Arabic collection. Until they’re in your catalog, your Arabic materials are all but invisible to your library users.

Call (800) 848-5878, ext. 5170 or (614) 764-6000, ext. 5170, or send an e-mail message to custcat@oclc.org to set up a consultation with a sales support specialist.

For more information on OCLC Custom Cataloging please visit www.oclc.org/customcataloging/.

* This offer is in U.S. dollars and applies to new orders of 50 titles or more. Completed and/or in-process agreements are excluded from this offer. Libraries outside the U.S. will be charged shipping costs.

YBP’s product file is converted to MARC records that are then matched against WorldCat records through a batch process. When a record is matched, YDXCP is added to field 040 subfield d. This indicates that fields 029 and 938 have been added to the matching record and contain YBP product data (YBP unique identifier, i.e., book number). Examples include OCLC#27671495; OCLC#29704582. No other editing of records occurs as part of this process.

When no matching record is identified through the batch process, OCLC adds the YBP product record as a new record to WorldCat. This record contains the symbol YDXCP in field 040 subfields a and c. These records are very brief and are coded as abbreviated records (Encoding Level 3). They are not created by or examined by a cataloger. Examples include: OCLC#72470655; OCLC#72655674. This provides customers using the new YBP/OCLC Cataloging Plus service with access to the OCLC number early in the acquisitions workflow.

For more information on these services or on YPB generally, please go to www.ybp.com/.

Libraries have already begun finding and upgrading these records. OCLC encourages member librarrespective OCLC bills for upgrading that record. OCLC#71890497 is an example of one of these brief records that was contributed by YBP and has been upgraded by Duke University Libraries (symbol NDD). As YBP catalogers are performing cataloging services for customers, they will also be upgrading these records. This is an important feature of the OCLC/YBP/Baker & Taylor agreement.

In both cases of original records and matches, a 938 field is added to the MARC record that contains the vendor code YANK. This code is indexed; vendor records are searchable using the vendor information keyword index. For a list of all partners contributing records through the Vendor Record Contribution Program, see www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/technical.

Our line-up of speakers and events is continually growing. Here’s a sneak “peak” of the exciting programs scheduled. The keynote speaker will be Reggie Rivers, former Denver Bronco football player, local sportscaster and avid library supporter. Joan Stein from Carnegie Mellon University will talk about international borrowing/lending and the role of IFLA, and Lori Ayre from the Galecia Group will speak on delivery issues. Hear vendor presentations and the annual OCLC update session. The pre-conference on Wednesday, April 25th, will have sessions by the Colorado Courier Users Group and the SWIFT Users Group.

The registration fee is affordable at only $85 for all three days. Watch for forthcoming conference details, information on scholarship opportunities and hotel information on the conference web site: www.aclin.org/coloillconf/.

Gillian Harrison is the manager of BCR's new Marketing & Support division. She hails from NetLibrary where she was most recently global product manager, among a variety of other positions — coordinator of Sales/Business Services, Business Systems Analysis, and manager of Library and Product Research. Harrison has a MLIS from the University of Denver and a BS in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Jay Ford joins BCR's new Marketing & Support division as Marketing & Support associate. He most recently worked in online database sales for EBSCO and Thomson Gale, covering many of the same states BCR serves. At various times he has worked with the public, academic, school and special libraries' markets in his sales roles. Ford has a BA in History from Denison University, Granville, Ohio.

Sherry Phinney is Innovations & Special Projects (formerly Research & Development) new technology support assistant. She served at Mesa County Public Library District in Grand Junction, Colorado, where she performed front-line support for information technology including troubleshooting software and served as the library's liaison to the Marmot Library Network, among her many duties.

Please join us in welcoming these talented individuals to BCR's staff.

• Economic Botany, supplement to volume 58
• Wildlife Bulletin 2004 & 2005 issues. The journal will continue to be published quarterly.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia — volume 155
• Coleopterists Bulletin
  • vol. 57 monograph 2 (noted as sp2)
  • vol 59 monograph 3 (noted as sp3)
  • vol 59 monograph 4 (noted as sp4)
• Northeastern Naturalist
  • vol 8 sp1
  • vol 11 sp2
  • vol 12 sp3
  • vol 13 monograph 1 (will be noted as monograph 1)
• Southeastern Naturalist, vol 5 monograph 1 (will be noted monograph 1)

Additionally, the publishers of the Biology of Reproduction and Photochemistry and Photobiology will no longer add new content to BioOne, effective after the final 2006 issues are published. In accordance with BioOne policy, content currently hosted on BioOne for these two journals — issues published from 2000 through 2006 — will remain in the database. As of January 1, 2007, the Biology of Reproduction will be available only through HighWire Press, and Photochemistry and Photobiology will be published by Blackwell Publishing. Please contact the respective societies or new publisher regarding access to 2007 content.

Libraries not currently participating in the BCR BioOne group purchase may find out more information by visiting the following URL: www.bcr.org/reference/bioone/index.html. BCR's subscription runs from July 1 - June 30. New subscribers joining after the start date will be prorated the first year. Questions? Contact BCR's Laura Chittivej (lchittiv@bcr.org).

On Thursday, November 9, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., BCR's executive director, Brenda Bailey-Hainer, and Ellen Fox, BCR's manager of Innovations and Special Projects, are joining staff from CliC, Colorado Alliance and the AIRS Committee in hosting the "Database Extravaganza," a preconference session to help participants expand their knowledge of electronic databases. Sessions during the day will include marketing and federated searching topics.

Two BCR staff are presenting programs on Saturday, November 11. Heather Clark, BCR member services librarian, is presenting "‘The Long Tail' and the Growing Social Nature of Information: Where are libraries in the mix?" from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. This program will examine Web services such as blogs and wikis as well as recommender services on retail sites like Amazon and Netflix and discuss their probable impact on the library environment, with particular emphasis on resource sharing.

At 2 p.m., Michael Sauers, BCR Internet trainer, is scheduled to present "Tech Terms: What's New, What's Hot, and What You've Got to Know." Learn about podcasting, phishing, malware, Wikis, RSS feeds and BitTorrent. This presentation will make you more comfortable with the most-used technical terms, before you hear about them from your patrons.

Don't forget to make time to visit the BCR booth. Get all the latest information on new products and services. And besides meeting and talking with staff members, you'll have an opportunity to win a special prize by filling out an online survey being conducted by the Colorado AIRS database group.

We are looking forward to seeing you at this year's Colorado Association of Libraries conference.

OCLC has instituted changes to enable the use of OCLC control numbers above 99,999,999. As a result, on November 12, all bibliographic records output from OCLC systems will contain the OCLC number from field 001 in field 035. Subfield $a will include the OCLC number as a variable-length numeric string with no leading zeros and preceded by (OCoLC). Subfield $z will include the OCLC number from field 019 for cross-reference records which have been deleted and merged with the present record. Subfield $z is repeatable and will not be present in every record. The OCLC control number will continue to be present in field 001.

In addition, the transaction codes for the update and delete actions that were previously stored in Leader byte 22 will no longer be stored there. Leader byte 22 will always contain value 0 (zero). The transaction codes will continue to be present in field 994. Previously these codes were in both places. These changes may affect the way you handle OCLC records in your local system. If you have concerns about how your local system will handle these changes in coding, please contact your local system vendor. OCLC began notifying local system vendors of its plan to make these changes earlier this year.

These changes will appear in records delivered either via MARC Subscription on PSWeb or via export from CatExpress. See Technical Bulletin 253 — www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/253/default.htm — for more information.

Central Search Results Clustering dramatically enhances the resource discovery experience. Subject, date, resource and author results are clustered on-the-fly, making it faster and easier for patrons to find what they want. Results Clustering provides significant benefits to patrons and librarians, including:

• Reduced information overload
• Targeted research results
• No end-user training required
• Quick and easy set-up

To learn more about Central Search Results Clustering, you may:

• View a short demo at www.serialssolutions.com/promotion/clusteringdemo.htm
• Attend a FREE on-line seminar and demonstration by registering at www.serialssolutions.com/webinarlist.asp
• Request a live demo by sending an e-mail to marketing@serialssolutions.com

Take Advantage of a Special Year-end Offer

Pricing for these databases are discounted greatly from retail prices. Pricing information and a Web order form are available on BCR's Web site. Orders may be placed at any time during the trial. Libraries that participate in the free trial to these databases can ensure continuity of access for their library patrons by starting their subscriptions before November 15.

BCR's trial includes the following databases, each of which may be purchased separately:

Art Museum Image Gallery (AMIG)
Art Full Text
Biography Index: Past and Present
Biography Reference Bank
Book Review Digest Plus
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
Essay and General Literature
Play Index
Short Story Index

For more information or to order see BCR's Web page at: www.bcr.org/reference/Wilson/WilsontrialFAQ1.html or contact BCR's Karen Graham at kgraham@bcr.org or (800) 397-1552, Ext. 122.

Current subscribers to the Pierian Press databases on OCLC FirstSearch will be contacted regarding subscription refunds. OCLC will continue to offer the databases via per-search access through June 30, 2007. If you have questions, contact BCR's Heather Clark at hclark@bcr.org.

BBC Audiobooks America, located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, publishes and distributes unabridged audiobooks and radio dramatizations in CD, audiocassette and MP-3 CD formats. In addition, it distributes some BBC video programs. For more information on BBC Audiobooks' extensive offerings in many subject areas, see its Web site at www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com.

OCLC began loading original MARC records for BBC Audiobooks America titles in September 2006. Look for the symbol BBCAA in the 040 field subfield c to identify titles contributed by BBC Audiobooks America to WorldCat (for example, see #71435359 for an audiobook record and #71435369 for a video record). When a record from BBC Audiobooks America matches a record already in WorldCat, the BBCAA symbol is added in subfield d of the 040 field (for example, see #68098825).

In both cases of original records and matches, a 938 field is added to the MARC record that contains the vendor code BBCA. This code is indexed; vendor records are searchable using the vendor information keyword index. For a list of all partners contributing records through the Vendor Record Contribution Program, see www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/technical/default.htm.

Strongly influenced by the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), RedLightGreen organizes search results in ways that group multiple editions of the same work together, providing a very different way for users to navigate. OCLC’s Open WorldCat and WorldCat.org interfaces have some similarities to RedLightGreen, as OCLC also utilized FRBR organizational concepts in their development and will continue to explore ways to make these public interfaces to WorldCat more comfortable for users of other Web-based search interfaces.

For more information, visit the RLG Web site.

With DGI's participation in OCLC WorldCat, cataloging for these titles will be available in WorldCat prior to a library’s acquisition of the title. This enables OCLC member libraries to do copy cataloging rather than the more costly original cataloging.

PCIP prepared by DGI looks very similar to LC CIP. When added to WorldCat, the DGI PCIP records will be set at encoding level (Elvl) M, which is the OCLC code for batchloaded records that are less than full level. This encoding level may be upgraded by any member library with a full cataloging authorization. Doing such an upgrade earns the library an upgrade credit. The records contain an incomplete 300 field, much like the LC CIP records do, though the DGI PCIP is often subfielded and may indicate whether illustrations will be present in the subfield b. Other than the information that is not available pre-publication, the records are quite complete. They contain complete LC and Dewey classification numbers as well as LCSH and LC subject headings for children’s literature, as appropriate.

When a DGI record is added to WorldCat, a 938 field is added to the MARC record that contains the vendor code DONE. This code is indexed; vendor records are searchable in Connexion using the vendor index (Vendor (vn:) in the dropdown menu). Some examples of the PCIP records contributed by the Donohue Group to WorldCat are OCLC numbers: #71217053; #71217030; #71216919; #71216988.

For more information on the Donohue Group, see its Web site at www.dgiinc.com/home.htm. You can read more about DGI’s PCIP program at www.dgiinc.com/pcip.htm.

For a list of all partners contributing records through the Vendor Record Contribution Program, see www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/default.htm.

In addition, BCR is helping sponsor "Implementing Weblogs in the Library," a talk by Michael Stephens, an instructor at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, scheduled for 11:05 a.m. on Thursday, Octobter 12. And, of course, Clark will be available to answer questions and provide information about the latest in library resources at BCR's booth — #64 — in the ILA exhibit area. See you there!