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An update on the project described in the message below which was distributed about 2 weeks ago: Since the start of the project, about 5.5 million headings have been controlled in WorldCat and we are slightly less than a quarter of the way through the project. Glenn E. Patton Director, WorldCat Quality Management OCLC 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin OH 43017-3395 Phone: +1.800.848.5878, ext. 6371 or +1.614.764.6371 Fax: +1.614.718.7187 Email: mailto:[log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Patton,Glenn Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:53 PM To: OCLC-CAT; CJK listserve; [log in to unmask]; scipio-l; olac-l; MOUG ([log in to unmask]); PCC LIST; CONSER Cataloging Discussion List; AUTOCAT; AALL Online Bibliographic Services SIS OCLC Committee Subject: Have you noticed an increased number of controlled headings in WorldCat? Automated processing is now being used to identify, modify, and control specific types of personal name headings in WorldCat bibliographic records. This processing, based on data used to build WorldCat Identities (http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities/) and developed by Thom Hickey, Chief Scientist in the OCLC Office of Programs and Research, is projected to control more than 26,000,000 headings over the next few weeks. In this phase of processing, personal name headings that consist of more than a single subfield and that match the established form or a reference in the authority record are being updated (if necessary); the heading is then controlled and the record is replaced. Records affected by this processing can be identified by the symbol "OCLCG" in field 040 $d. When a problem is encountered, the record is skipped and reported for manual intervention. Dr. Hickey has posted a description of the project on his blog, Outgoing, at http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/04/controlling-nam.html. Glenn E. Patton Director, WorldCat Quality Management OCLC 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin OH 43017-3395 Phone: +1.800.848.5878, ext. 6371 or +1.614.764.6371 Fax: +1.614.718.7187 Email: mailto:[log in to unmask]