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Forwarded on behalf of Susan Westberg. ---------------------------------------- > CORC enhancements for October were successfully installed October 28. The > following enhancements were implemented: > > NACO Functionality in CORC > Adding NACO functionality to CORC allows NACO participants to do any > needed authority work related to CORC workflows. This includes an > authorities save file, the ability to create and apply constant data > records, support for authority workforms, a "generate authority record" > feature (this is similar to Robert Bremer's Passport macro), and other > editing functions such as clone (Passport "new" command), create, edit, > add, and replace. > > The current OCLC Authority File and the CORC Authority File are now > synchronized for better searching and to aid in preventing duplicate > records. Any update to an existing authority record or any new authority > record created in CORC is added to the OCLC Authority File and vice versa. > > However, real-time updating of linked headings in bibliographic records > will be installed at a later date. Currently linked headings are updated > nightly. > > When creating a new authority record, CORC notifies the user of an > existing duplicate record. This "duplicate detection" is based on NACO > main entry normalization routines. Note: The CORC Authorities save file > will not be available from your current OCLC Authority save file and vice > versa. The save files have not been synchronized as have the OCLC and > CORC Authority Files. > > Use of the "submit" command was not included in this installation. As soon > as "submit" is available, an announcement will be made to users. NACO > trainers will be notified as soon as other review capabilities are > available in CORC. If your institution is still under review by LC staff > or other NACO trainers, please continue to use your current methods. > > Two problems with workarounds to note: > · When you attempts to generate a new authority record from a heading > on a new RC record, you may get an error message. This error message > reads: An error occurred: Please validate the RC record before > attempting to generate an authority record again. Just delete the error > message and follow the instructions given. > · In some circumstances if you click on the back button during an edit > session, you may get a System Failure Page. Please do NOT use the back > button when in the middle of editing any record. If you get the System > Failure Page, go to "Active records" on the navigation bar to choose the > record you were working with at the time of the occurence. > > Other enhancements: > > Pathfinders > When creating a Pathfinder from a URL you already have the ability to 1) > link and embed existing OCLC records/description for the URLs in the > Pathfinder (available in CORC's online help) and 2) have CORC indicate > which URLs in the Pathfinder have no corresponding records that exist in > either your institution's Resource Catalog or RC save file. As a result of > taking the Pathfinder action "Link URLs to RC records," this install > allows the additional option to select which URLs in the Pathfinder that > you want CORC to create and place preliminary RC records in your > institution's RC save file with the status of: URL in Pathfinder. > > For more information, refer to previous CORC install announcements that > include Pathfinder Enhancement notices: > * September Implementation: > http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg02050.html > * August Implementation: > http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg02026.html > * July Implementation: > http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg01998.html > > Finally, the installation included a number of other problem fixes. > > Currently CORC works well with versions of Netscape 4.75, 4.76, 6.1 and > 6.01 as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) IE 5.0 or 5.5. but not > Netscape 6.0. IE 6.0 is still being tested for compatibility with CORC. > Appropriate OCLC Web site pages, CORC logon screens and CORC documentation > will be updated as necessary. > > As usual, feedback about CORC is welcome. We recommend that you use the > Contact Support feature in CORC to send both reports of problems and also > suggestions for improvements. General information site for CORC: > www.oclc.org/corc > > Susan Westberg > Metadata Services Division > OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. > 6565 Frantz Rd. > Dublin OH 43017-3395 > Phone: +1.800.848.5878, ext. 5079 or +1.614.761.5079 > Fax: +1.614.718.7306 > Email: [log in to unmask]