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AskQC office hours: WorldCat records revealed: The secret lives of validation and controlling
Join OCLC Metadata Quality staff to discuss WorldCat quality issues and cataloging questions.
WorldCat records revealed: The secret lives of validation and controlling
Catalogers regularly use validation to ensure record structure and controlling to link fields with authority records for automatic updates. Becky Dean will explain how these functions work and their evolution.
Toll-free call-in numbers
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Date
18 September 2025
Time
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]