Cataloging Supplement Approved Products
Follett
Contact:
Erica Garcia
Follet Software Company
1391 Corporate Dr
McHenry, IL 60050-7041
800-323-3397 x7480
815-578-77480 (direct)
egarcia@fsc.follett.com
www.fsc.follett.com
Products:
Alliance Plus
Description
Alliance Plus simplifies original and ongoing cataloging through access to 7 million high-quality, up-to-date MARC 21 records over the Internet, anytime. The database includes more than 500,000 vintage MARC records for items with copyrights before 1970. It allows users to add new records and automatically enhance records from other sources, such as book vendors; quickly and easily pull records directly into your library database without downloading and importing files. Search for records by title, subject, series or author. View up to 75 titles returned per source from a single search. Reduce cataloging time and increase collection access points for students and patrons. Update your files frequently with unlimited access-records are updated weekly, giving you the most current information.
Records are from LC
Contains very few non-print records
Online help and user guide available
No trial but a list of current users is available
Pricing
$289 per year - new or renewals
$400 for 17 months online subscription - new or renewals
$400 prepay would begin from current customer expiration date
A/V Access Online
A/V ACCESS Online has more than 500,000 MARC 21 records for non-print materials and are available with an annual subscription to A/V ACCESS Online. These records are from a different source than the Alliance Plus records.
Pricing
$399
The Library Corporation
Contact:
Paul Davis
The Library Corporation
Inwood, WV 25428
800-325-7759
304-229-0295 (fax)
pdavis@tlcdelivers.com
www.tlcdelivers.com/
Products:
ITS.MARC
Description:
ITS.MARC is a primary copy cataloging resource and includes the following benefits:
Over 15 million high quality MARC records drawn from 15 distinct databases MARC Records are updated as frequently as daily to improve hit rate for new acquisitions ITS.MARC can be accessed via the website http://www.itsmarc.com, via a Z39.50 client in the library's stand-alone cataloging or ILS software, or via TLC's stand-alone cataloging software (ITS for Windows). If accessed via the website, records are downloaded and opened with the library's existing cataloging or ILS software Unlimited access to MARC records ITS.MARC can be used with ITS for Windows cataloging software at no additional charge. ITS for Windows includes easy editing ability, original cataloging templates, MARC Validation to ensure record quality, and integrated access to the Cataloger's Reference Shelf (electronic library of MARC manuals and lookup tables). Click a MARC record field and instantly you're provided with the cataloging rules and examples for that field.
Request a trial from contact above
Pricing
(based on # of titles owned by the library)
1 - 15,000 titles $395 per year
15-20,000 titles $995 per year
20-50,000 titles $1495 per year
> 50,000 titles $1995 per year
Access to additional database records as MediaMARC, ITS.International and BritishMARC for additional cost.
A/V Access Online
TLC also offers A/V Access for cataloging audiovisual materials. A/V Access contains over 1.5 million titles, providing complete audio and video subject coverage, full video summaries, comprehensive audio contents notes, and uniform titles. A/V Access covers a wide range of materials including children's materials, instructional/educational, music, feature films, spoken word, language training, subliminal training, and travel. A/V Access records can be accessed via the web, via Z39.50 from existing cataloging or ILS software, or via TLC's ITS for Windows software.
Pricing
(based on # of titles owned by library)
TLC is currently offering A/V Access to new customers at half price through the end of the year. Prices below reflect this discount. Optional
renewal would be at full price.
< 20,000 titles $300/year
20-30,999 titles $400/year
40-99,999 titles $500/year
>100,000 titles $600/year
Brodart Books & Automation
Contact:
Janine Bower-Snyder
Senior Account Representative
Brodart Books & Automation 500 Arch Street Williamsport, PA 17701 800 233 8467 ext. 6604 Janine.Snyder@brodart.com
www.brodart.com
Product:
Precision One
Description
Precision One is an extensive resource database that will allow you access to over two million MARC records, including new releases, pre-1968 titles and Library of Congress records. The database contains over 300,000 non-print records, 58,000 serial records and 75,000 foreign language records. This easy-to-use cataloging tool is designed to make your retrospective conversion and on-going cataloging more accurate, efficient, and cost effective. The data is continually updated, therefore you can be assured you will receive the most current and up-to-date titles available. Precision One customers have immediate access to professionally cataloged records from the highly skilled and experienced Brodart Cataloging department, as well the Library of Congress.
Install software on workstations that allows access to Precision One Cataloging System
Does have Z39.50 web access
Request a 30 trial from contact above
Pricing
Please note: When purchasing the Precision One Cataloging System subscription, you are also purchasing a 12- month license to use Brodart Automation 's resource database.
<30,000 collection $595 per year
>30,000 collection $925 per year
Mitinet, Inc.
Contact:
Justin Hoelscher, Sales Representative
Mitinet/Inc.
6409 Odana Road
Madison , WI 53719
800-824-6272 x 219
justin@mitinet.com
www.mitinet.com
Product:
MARC Wizard
Description
Mitinet, Inc. offers MARC data software tools and services. The Wizard product allows you to efficiently clean up and maintain your MARC collection with global editing and customizing features. MARC automatically corrects dozens of MARC errors when you import records. Another feature of this product is the ability to access and attach to MARC available records. Users may request any record not found in the database. Original cataloging is easy with custom templates, prompts, on-screen tips and examples.
They boast of a large percentage of non-print records available
Their records are from a multitude of sources
The product requires software loaded on your workstation and then access is web-based
Trials can be downloaded from the web site
Claim 80-85% hit rate on their records and 85-90% using MARC on Demand
MARC WIZARD includes all below:
MARC Magician - Edits imported records either individually or globally. Records created with MARC Magician are generally imported into a library automation system.
AccessMARC is a subscription to on-line access to quality print and non-print titles.
MARC on Demand allows a user to request a MARC record not found on the AccessMARC database. A user simply fills in a form and submits the request to MARC on Demand.
MARC Mechanic Express & Custom. Export and import your records from your library automation system to be globally edited and customize your editing criteria.
Magic REcon a subscription that replaces brief, sub par MARC records with quality, full MARC records. It is easy to use by automatically record matching and minimizing or eliminating record errors.
Card and Label Magician. For those libraries that haven't yet automated their libraries, or want to save on retrospective conversion costs use this product. Download MARC records via AccessMARC, add copy information, then print catalog cards and spine labels.
FastMARC Cataloger is a Step by Step Cataloging Wizard, providing, interactive, on-screen cataloging tips and examples.
Subject Heading Updates - replace out of date subject headings in your records.
MARC Firewall is an automated on-line utility program that screens the content of every MARC record to ensure that important search, circulation, and curriculum fields are present and correctly placed.
Pricing
$399 new - 13 month subscription
If you own MARC Wizard, you can renew for $189 per year.
Prepay 27 month renewal $400
Order forms should indicate DSB12.1 for product code
OCLC
Contact:
BCR
14394 East Evans Avenue
Aurora , CO 80014-1478
(303) 751-6277
(800) 397-1552
Fax (303) 751-9787
www.bcr.org
Rosario Garza
assistant director for member services
e-mail: rgarza@bcr.org
voice mail extension # 113
Products:
CatExpress
Full Member Cataloging
Description
OCLC offers cataloging services and tools for libraries using the MARC 21 bibliographic and authority formats. OCLC also provides off-site cataloging services so that libraries can focus on other priority tasks. Libraries using OCLC have access to WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog), the world's largest bibliographic database containing more than 49 million cataloging records. Catalogers find the record they need up to 99 percent of the time when searching WorldCat. OCLC offers a multitude of flexible options, including copy cataloging (Cat Express), original record creation, interactive and batch access, languages including Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, all materials formats, authority control, database preparation, technical processing and retrospective conversion.
Pricing
Cat Express Consortium Pricing $.97 per record
OCLC Member for full cataloging is transaction based and OCLC quotes an average of $2.12 per full activity for a title.
