[ILL-L] Worldcat Accession/OCLC Numbers

[Thompson, Cynthia Marie]

Hi Jackie,

 

I've had this problem as well - mostly from requests coming in through
RILM and RIPM.  FirstSearch databases all use accession numbers, but I
think only the WorldCat accession numbers are recognizable to WCRS.
However, they come across in the OpenURL linking to ILLiad, and the
direct requests when you don't have ILLiad.  I think the fix would be to
have OCLC stop categorizing the numbers in the same way - the OCLC
number needs to be cataloged in a different way than the accession
number.  The problem is worst when the number DOES match, but it's a
completely different item.

 

For libraries using some kind of OpenURL, there might be a way to fix
this in the mapping tables, but I haven't put the time into it (just
because we don't use direct request so we catch the mismatches), but I
don't know if there is an option for users going directly through
FirstSearch...

 

Good luck!

 

Cindy Thompson
Head of Resource Sharing

Reference Librarian

UMKC Miller Nichols Library (UMK)
816-235-1511

thompsoncym at umkc.edu

http://library.umkc.edu

 

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[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jackie Burns
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:28 PM
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Subject: [ILL-L] Worldcat Accession/OCLC Numbers

 

Have any of you had any trouble with Worldcat.org using different
accession/OCLC numbers than FirstSearch/World Resource Sharing uses?  I
had a patron submit an ILL request from ArticleFirst through the
Worldcat.org interface while connected to our university network. When
our ILL dept tried to search/submit it from the review file in WRS, they
received the message "No records matched your search".  That is, WRS
didn't recognize the accession/oclc number as it was different than that
brought in from Worldcat.org.  Title was:

 

Title:

Neurology.

ISSN:

0028-3878

Imprint:

Cleveland, Ohio [etc.] Advanstar Communications [etc.]

Article:

Hirsch, L J; Emerson, R G; Pedley, T A "Clinical Scientific Notes -
Prolonged "postictal" aphasia: Demonstration of persistent ictal
activity with intracranial electrodes"

Volume:

56

Number:

1

Date:

2001

Pages:

134 + 2 pages

Verified:

ArticleFirst CODEN: NEURAI Type: a

 

I reported this to OCLC and was told this is a known issue.  However,
I'm wondering what implications this has with their Worldcat Local
"Quick Start" product they are currently promoting, as, I believe, it
uses the Worldcat.org interface.

 

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

Jackie Burns

Distance Education Librarian

Missouri Western State University Library

4525 Downs Drive

St. Joseph, MO 64507

816-271-5803

jburns at missouriwestern.edu

 

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