Overview

Overview

Contract Cataloging services solve your library’s cataloging challenges. We help you optimize your collection, manage your resources and provide improved service to your users. When you contract with OCLC Contract Cataloging, you partner with the most experienced cataloging professionals available today. It’s like instantly adding a team of experts to your staff—experts who care about your collection as much as you do.

Solutions that save time and resources. There’s truth to the adage, “If a user can’t find it, the item isn’t really there.” The fact is, if your holdings aren’t cataloged properly, or they’re missing from the OPAC, they’re all but invisible to your users. And that means a diminished return on the investment you’ve made in your library’s collection.

OCLC Contract Cataloging services help you solve cataloging challenges while dramatically improving your service to users.

Contract Cataloging is much more than a single service—it is a collection of expert, inter-disciplinary capabilities that are brought together according to your needs.

Our solutions are designed for your library, whether you require ongoing cataloging support or help with special materials. We work quickly, cost effectively and with little to no impact on your library’s daily operations and staff allocation.

What’s more, our cataloging professionals have extensive experience implementing cataloging projects for public, academic and special libraries of all sizes. The variety and extent of their cataloging experience translates into high-quality records for your collection.

A better way to manage your current workload

Whether your library needs help with backlogs, ongoing cataloging support or handling of special format or non-English materials, OCLC can help you at a lower cost than you might expect. Contract Cataloging shares your commitment to quality and attention to detail. Services include:

Nonbook and non-English materials cataloging

Don’t let unfamiliar formats or languages create a backlog in your library. OCLC catalogs materials in more than 60 languages and all formats (including DVDs, musical scores, maps and electronic resources).

Short-term fixes and ongoing cataloging support

A growing backlog of materials puts unnecessary stress on your staff and slows the pace of placing items on shelves. Let OCLC quickly eliminate your backlog by handling the cataloging for you.

Gift collection management and special projects

A sudden influx of new or unusual items, such as an unexpected gift collection, can tie up staff time and resources. OCLC will work with you to develop a plan for cataloging your gift collections and special projects.

Cataloging in more than 60 languages

Ask us about cataloging for additional languages.

Cataloging for nonbook formats

We also can catalog a wide range of special formats:

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