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OCLS is proposing to act as a central body that actively supports metadata consistency in the college libraries, with a particular emphasis on the development and maintenance of high-quality, shared records within the system. This work will be done in conjunction with a standing Metadata Subcommitteemetadata committee.
Ontario’s college libraries have contributed to a union catalogue (CUC) for several decades. The Network Zone will replace the CUC and act as a focal point (or hub) for activities related to the maintenance of shared records and standards.
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Improve user experience across all colleges by maintaining high quality records and consistent cataloguing practices.
Reduce duplication of effort by individual libraries by centrally maintaining select shared eresource collections (e.g. streaming video collections).
Increase cataloguing efficiency at individual college libraries by providing a reliable source for copy cataloguing.
Build capacity for metadata practices and local authority development by facilitating the creation and sharing of resources, tools, and training (e.g. to support college decolonizing efforts).
Facilitate resource sharing throughout the college library system (e.g. by supporting a Central Primo VE instance with the ability to expose all consortial holdings, and by seeking ways to share resources and records between colleges, including those outside the CLSP network zone) Page 1+ Network Zone).
Service Activities
Although activities may shift as we move past Go-Live to steady state, the table below outlines, at a high level, the activities that OCLS proposes as the foundation of its Metadata Management Services.
OCLS, in consultation and alignment with a standing Metadata Subcommitteemetadata committee, will take responsibility for these activities:
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OCLS will create bibliographic records for electronic resources when no viable options exist in the Ex Libris knowledge base. |
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Provide Digital Repository Support
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Access Requirements
In order to perform services in the Network Zone OCLS will need:
Admin access to College IZs for troubleshooting purposes for linking and synching
Credentials or guest access to College SSO for access testing of eResources
Dependencies
In order for OCLS to provide this service, colleges need to commit to:
Participating in a NZ cataloguing group and program (to be formed)
Using the cataloguing tools developed, and following any adopted requirements, standards, policies and cataloguing permissions as determined by the Metadata Subcommittee
Cataloguing in the Network Zone
Advising which collections should be maintained centrally by OCLS
Access Requirements
In order to perform services in the Network Zone OCLS will need:
Admin access to College IZs for troubleshooting purposes for linking and synching
Credentials or guest access to College SSO for access testing of eResources
Future Considerations
Services could be expanded to include:
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