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Overview

OCLC Contract Cataloging for publishers and vendors creates MARC records using electronic title data. We offer cataloging solutions for publishers and vendors that need to provide MARC records to library customers. Let our team of experts handle your cataloging and MARC record distribution challenges.

Libraries increasingly expect their suppliers to provide MARC records in coordination with materials orders. This has become especially important with the surge in demand for e-resources, as the MARC record also contains the mechanism for immediate patron access to full content.

OCLC can serve as your cataloging agency or we can back up your in-house cataloging team as needed for special projects, specific material types, or languages.

Benefits

  • Save time and money—per-title handling is faster and less expensive then in-house work
  • Improve discoverability—MARC records for your titles are added to WorldCat, providing faster access to your titles through more channels including the Web via WorldCat.org; the records are enriched over time, further increasing discoverability of your titles
  • Differentiate your services for libraries—by offering catalog records with your new titles
  • Free your staffing resources—for higher priority tasks
  • Make records more robust and available to libraries earlier—for their use in the selection and acquisitions process

Features

  • Expert cataloging in all formats, including ebooks and other electronic resources, books, serials, DVDs, and other non-book materials
  • Pre-publication cataloging based on your electronic title data, making MARC records available at time of order
  • MARC record customization and distribution coordinated with your customer orders
  • The most experienced catalogers available
  • High-quality OCLC-MARC records
  • Contract cataloging for materials in 60 languages
  • A 30-year track record of outstanding service and a commitment to satisfaction