Hello again,
More background information about OCLC's integration of RLG Union Catalog into WorldCat is in Technical Bulletin 254:
http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/254/
--Louise Ratliff
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From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of john g marr
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 2:08 PM
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Subject: Re: a NACO question
On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, D. Brooking wrote:
> Because WorldCat Local cannot make use of institution records. Though they
> may be indexed and displayable in the Client, institution records are not
> accessible through WorldCat Local. OCLC has made it clear they have no
> intention of pursuing it either. I assume there must be some reasons that
> make it unsupportable or unscalable in the WorldCat Local environment.
More likely: less profitable?
John G. Marr
Cataloger
CDS, UL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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