Presenters

Jim LeBlanc, Director, Library Technical Services, Cornell University
Frances Webb, Digital Library Applications Programmer, Cornell University

Webinar files

Slides (.pptx)

Description

In fall 2014, the Cornell University Library arranged with OCLC Research for access to a concordance of OCLC Work IDs and WorldCat system control numbers.  After downloading this database to a local server, staff in the Library’s IT division leveraged its contents to cluster works (editions, formats, translations) in Cornell’s Blacklight discovery system.  In this webinar, the presenters will review the history of this project, the mechanics of its implementation, and the potential for greater, more effective use of these identifiers.

This webinar will be of interest to those interested in the future of bibliographic description and resource discovery.

Works in Progress: An OCLC Research Occasional Webinar Series
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