EBL Launches New OCLC WorldCat Cataloging Partners Service

Libraries Now Have More Choices for MARC Delivery From EBL

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Jan 07, 2011, 08:53 ET

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EBL, a leading supplier of ebooks to academic, research and corporate libraries, announced the launch MARC delivery service through OCLC's WorldCat Cataloging Partners (WCP) program. The addition of WCP to EBL's array of cataloging options will provide libraries with a streamlined and trusted cataloging workflow. Libraries with a current OCLC cataloging subscription can now receive OCLC MARC records for EBL titles at no additional charge.

For purchased EBL titles, this new service provides for automatic delivery of OCLC MARC records, containing customized access URLs, and automatic holdings updates in WorldCat. WCP is available for libraries using EBL's On Demand demand-driven acquisitions service as well as for libraries ordering on a title-by-title basis. WorldCat contains the full catalog of EBL titles and, vice versa, EBL's own records include an OCLC control number, allowing for quick and accurate overlay of records.

"This new cataloging program with OCLC will create greater quality and efficiency in our MARC delivery," says Drew Watson, Product Manager for EBL. "We are pleased to be one of the first academic aggregators to launch this service and are eager expand on this program to incorporate further automation for libraries using our Demand-driven Acquisition services."

EBL customers can easily activate WorldCat Cataloging Partners for EBL purchases through OCLC's Online Service Center: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/servicecenter/default.htm. Interested customers should first contact their EBL Account Manager for required WCP profile data.

About EBL (www.eblib.com):

EBL is a division of Ebooks Corporation Limited, an Australian public company with additional distribution channels that include ebooks.com (www.ebooks.com), the leading dedicated ebook retail site, and Ebook Services for publishers (http://www.ebookscorp.com/publishers.html). EBL's multi-user and demand-driven access models have been widely adopted by libraries around the world. EBL's ever expanding catalogue currently offers over 165,000 titles from over more than 450 international publishers in a vast range of academic and professional subject areas.