MCLS Communique

New Edition of Local Holdings Record Updating Service User Guide Available

February 22nd, 2010 Kelly Bayee

A new dition of the Local Holdings Record Updating Service User Guide (PDF) is available on the OCLC web site at:

http://www.oclc.org/us/en/support/documentation/localholdings/LHR_batch_updating_guide/default.htm

This extensively revised Guide relfects OCLC’s implementation of the MARC21 Format for Holdings Data and associated changes in the LHR Updating service.  The new edition contains definiteive information about using LHRUS as the batchload solution to keeping your local holdings records up-to-date in WorldCat.

The LHRUS User Guide outlines the stages of an LHR updating project form and provides details on data specifications, file transfer and reports.

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