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MLAIB Discussion Group MLA & OCLC Update

MLAIB Discussion Group MLA & OCLC Update. ALA Annual. 28 June 2008. Janet Weber Manager, Publisher Relations OCLC. MLA Database on FirstSearch - Publisher Abstracts. Publisher Abstracts were made available to users with the April 2008 upload

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MLAIB Discussion Group MLA & OCLC Update

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  1. MLAIB Discussion GroupMLA & OCLC Update ALA Annual 28 June 2008 Janet Weber Manager, Publisher Relations OCLC

  2. MLA Database on FirstSearch - Publisher Abstracts • Publisher Abstracts were made available to users with the April 2008 upload • These fields are displayed for all document types • Abstracts are indexed in both the Keyword and the new Abstract index

  3. MLA Database on FirstSearch - Cite This Item • “Cite This item” enables users to see the citation for the selected record in the reference standard for five common styles: • APA • Chicago • Harvard • MLA • Turabian • Citations may be copied into reports and other types of research • Simplifies the documentation process for users

  4. MLA Database on FirstSearch - Evaluative Content • MLA records now contain Evaluative Content (when available) • Evaluative content available includes: • Cover art • Author Notes • Book Summaries • Table of Contents • Excerpts • Displays automatically to users of the FirstSearch Web interface • Libraries accessing FirstSearch via Z39.50 will see additional fields linking to the Evaluative Content when available

  5. MLA Database on FirstSearch - Evaluative Content Cover Art & ToC example

  6. c c c c OCLC to simplify interface to access MLA & other databases & content MLA

  7. OCLC to simplify interface to access MLA & other databases & content

  8. MLA & OCLC Working Together • MLA will work with OCLC to make a portion of their metadata available to unauthenticated WorldCat.org users and enable better discovery by users of institutions with WorldCat Local with MLA subscriptions • - initially subject headings • Increase exposure of authoritative content to end users • Examine user reaction to metadata available in WorldCat.org • Rosemary Feal, Executive Director of MLA. • “We are proud to play a part in helping people discover print and electronic, language and literature scholarly publications through this innovative platform.”

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