How it Works: Load MARC Records

You can spare your staff the process of cataloging hundreds or thousands of individual titles, when you load MARC records with your new NetLibrary content. And your holdings are automatically set in WorldCat, so they are immediately visible to your patrons.

Once you've loaded the MARC records, your users can:

  • Find eContent and locate eAudiobooks, eBooks, eJournals and databases more easily in your library collections
  • Access your eContent retrieved through searches of abstracts and index databases
  • Save time and simplify searches. There's no need to log in and out of different services to find what they need and where to get it

To retrieve the file of MARC records for your NetLibrary Shared Collection, go to the OCLC Product Services Web (PSW)

Then follow the instructions below:

  1. Click Records and reports
  2. Click OCLC Batch Services Records and Reports
  3. Enter your OCLC authorization and password (from your OCLC regional service provider)
  4. Click the 'download' link to download the file to your local workstation.
  5. After you have clicked on the 'download' link, a File Download Window will pop-up.
  6. Perform a SAVE AS, as per your browser's Help instructions (If using Netscape Navigator, select 'Save this file to disk' then click 'OK').
  7. Optional - Rename file. Your local system may have specific requirements for file names. If so, on the bottom type the name of the file using your local system's file naming conventions. (If using Netscape Navigator, you may need to remove the '.aspx' at the end of the file name.)
  8. To save the file, click Save
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At a glance

What it is
A pre-cataloged set of MARC records for your NetLibrary eContent. You simply load them to your local catalog.

Why you'll love it
Leverage your eContent investment:

  • Save staff time. Load all NetLibrary Shared Collections records at one time rather than have staff catalog each item individually
  • Make NetLibrary Shared Collections more visible in your local catalog and on WorldCat in FirstSearch
  • Increase usage
  • Happier, more satisfied users

What you'll need

  • A NetLibrary Shared Collection
  • A PSW authorization and password (Contact your OCLC regional service provider.)
  • Pick up the records once your provider announces they are ready

For additional help, please call or e-mail OCLC support or contact your OCLC regional service provider.