Instructions for OCLC's Electronic Bibliographic Change and Duplicate Records Report

OCLC encourages members to report errors in the database such as:

• Filing indicator changes
• Type code changes
• Name and subject corrections
• Duplicates
• Authority file errors

Your efforts in identifying and reporting these corrections help in maintaining the quality of the WorldCat database. Follow these instructions for electronic reports.

Proof for the change can be the citation to the appropriate authority record(s) or other reference source. If proof requires a photocopy of the title page or other items, please do not send the report via the World-Wide Web; rather, use the paper reporting forms.

You can include more than one record on each report. Please send separate reports for each bibliographic format. Duplicate record reports should be sent on the WorldCat Duplicate Record Merge Request. All other changes may be sent on the WorldCat Record Change Request or Authority Record Change Request forms.

1. Read each section and type the appropriate response.
2. In the SUBMITTED BY field, give the name of the person to whom questions should be referred.
3. When submitting a list that has accumulated over a period, recheck the system to verify that the requested changes are still necessary.
4. Refer to Bibliographic Formats and Standards for guidelines on the types of errors that can be reported.

Note: OCLC reserves the right to process the requested changes at its discretion.