OCLC Library Technical Services (LTS), the custom cataloguing division for Canadian libraries, has announced that it will provide Edmonton Public Library with the cataloguing of 24 000 foreign language titles over the next two years.
Of the total 24 000 records, 8 000 were previously purchased titles in Chinese. Edmonton Public Library will purchase an additional 8 000 titles in 2008, and 8 000 more in 2009. OCLC estimates that 25 percent of the 24 000 titles will require original cataloguing. The remaining titles will be customized—edited or improved according to international standards—and altered according to the institution’s specifications.
OCLC will also catalogue additional foreign language titles currently existing in the library’s collection because its OPAC system does not support non-Roman characters. Edmonton has historically contributed its contents to OCLC’s WorldCat, the world's largest and most comprehensive catalogue with more than 100 million bibliographic records. As a result, the addition of these 24 000 titles will continue to enhance the visibility of the library’s collection globally.
To date, OCLC in Canada has provided custom cataloguing services in multiple languages to several private, corporate, cultural heritage, academic and public institutions, including Surrey Public Library (Panjabi titles) and Vaughan Public Library. Vaughan Public Library’s cataloguing included titles in English, Chinese, Russian, Ukranian and more.
About Edmonton Public Library
The Edmonton Public Library has been an integral part of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, since it opened in 1913. It currently serves a population of more than 730 000 through 16 physical branches and the EPL Web site, http://www.epl.ca/.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, OCLC is a nonprofit library service and research organization that has provided computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, eContent, preservation, library management and Web services to 60 000 libraries in 112 countries and territories. OCLC and its member libraries worldwide have created and maintain WorldCat, the world’s richest online resource for finding library materials. WorldCat.org is a Web destination with search and social networking features that allow information seekers to discover, localize and personalize content from a library’s collections and those of 10 000-plus WorldCat libraries globally. OCLC has served libraries throughout Canada for 10 years. For more information, visit http://www.oclc.org/ca/en/default.htm.
About OCLC Library Technical Services
OCLC LTS provides original cataloguing, copy cataloguing and physical processing for all types of materials in many languages. Libraries receive high-quality, efficient cataloguing services that are tailored to meet each library’s particular needs. Based in Winnipeg, LTS is perfectly positioned to meet the technical needs of Canadian libraries. To learn more about OCLC LTS, or to schedule a free needs assessment, please contact OCLC at 1-450-658-6583 or 1-888-658-6583, or e-mail canada@oclc.org. You may also learn more online at: http://www.oclc.org/ca/en/customcataloging/default.htm.
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