Creating an APLIC Union Catalog Using LibraryCom

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Creating an APLIC Union Catalog Using LibraryCom

• Lisa Sanders
• CSDE Library
• University of Washington

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Goals of this Presentation

• Advocate for a web-based union catalog for APLIC
  members libraries and information centers
• Demo a product (LibraryCom) that allows us to
  create a union catalog for free
• Show you how to use this same product to automate
  your holdings and circulation

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Why should APLIC have a union catalog?

• Improves access to our collections
• Facilitates inter-library loan
• Allows for resource sharing and specialization
• Creates opportunities for collaboration

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Paper vs. Web-based

• Existing paper-based catalog
• Time-consuming to maintain
• Constantly out of date
• Limited access
• Creating web-based catalog
• Automatically created from our holdings
• Always as current as our holdings
• Levels of access

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OPAC Search Interface
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Simple Searching
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Expert Searching
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Union Searching
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LibraryCom
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Manage Holdings
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Bibliographic Record
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MARC View
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Item Record
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Cataloging Formats
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Cataloging Book Format
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Cataloging Serial Format
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Adding a Field
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Circulation Features
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Creating Patron Records
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Patron Reports
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Design the OPAC Front Page
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Costs
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Base Service
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FreeMARC
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Important Contact Information

• Lisa Sanders
• lsanders_at_u.washington.edu
• http//csde.washington.edu
• www.librarycom.com/csde
• LibraryCom
• www.librarycom.com
• CASPR
• www.caspr.com
• Fred Zaccheo
• 1-800-852-2777 ext. 112