OCLC will begin a pilot later this year to synchronize WorldCat with
interested mass digitization programs.
The objective is to increase the discoverability and access to these new
manifestations at the point of need. As part of this automated process,
OCLC will create a digital manifestation record in WorldCat for each
digitized item, with a link to the participating host metadata page.
In addition, information will be made available to the agent to create
WorldCat.org Find-in-a-Library links on their metadata pages.
Finally, we will create a separate institution record representing the
digital copy received by the library. If the library is preserving the
item, the process will create the record using the DLF/OCLC Registry of
Digital Master Guidelines.
More information on the process will be available on the OCLC Web site
as we draw closer to the pilot later this year.
For more information, please contact
Bill Carney
Product Manager, Business Development
Email: carneyb at oclc.org
Toll free: 800/848-5878