Sender: Rare book and manuscripts <EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
OCLC is still in the process of incorporating and digesting the RLIN
database. RLIN "primary cluster records" that do not match OCLC master
records according to OCLC protocols appear in the database as new or--in
many, many cases of older books especially--duplicate master records.
These ex-RLIN records have, at this point, no holdings attached. The
RLIN database is no longer accessible, so for the time being it is not
possible (as far as I know) to get holdings information for these
materials.
For further information, see
http://www.oclc.org/services/cataloging/rlg/default.htm
RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN
UNIVERSITY
PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-2093 :
RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU
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From: Rare book and manuscripts [mailto:EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Norman Kane
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:52 AM
To: EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
Subject: [EXLIBRIS-L] OCLC (World Cat)
OCLC (WorldCat) will occasionally list an item as having one location
but the detailed entry does not list any copy, as for instance
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/FSFETCH?fetchtype=fullrecord:sessionid=
fsapp11-45633-f98nf6lm-jab2mk:entitypagenum=11:0:recno=22:resultset=4:fo
rmat=FI:next=html/record.html:bad=error/badfetch.html:entitytoprecno=22:
entitycurrecno=22:numrecs=1
Any explanation ? Thanks, Norman