LT-65: OCLC Assignment


OCLC Exercise (15 points)Assigned: Jan 15DUE Jan 29

Notes

Do the type of search ONLY as specified by the header.
I intend my exercises to be serious learning experiences, not just a search for answers. Consequently, they require creative thought about using the techniques you have learned. They also require you, in most cases, to look at the contents of the MARC record that answers each question.
Some questions require more than one step to get an answer. In other words, it may not be obvious.
You are often given imperfect, erroneous information when asked to do a search. There are no intended errors in the questions below, but I have made unintended errors in the past.
I have no problem with you helping each other think about or develop strategies to solve these problems because:
- Each person has different ways of understanding and approaching problems.
- You gain by the insights that others may have.
On the other hand, I expect each person to answer the questions herself/himself.
Automatic 10% off if the exercise is late, NO EXCEPTIONS. You, of course, have the options of emailing or mailing your answer sheets to me if you can not attend the class.
- Email: I must receive the email on the date the assignment is due. Put "OCLC Assignment" in the Subject of the email.
- Mail: The envelope must be postmarked no later than the date the assignment is due.
I very much prefer that your answers be typed . This is college, afterall, but clear communication is vital in any field. You can, though, write the answers if you block print very clearly and cleanly.
- I WILL NOT accept answers written in script.
- I WILL subtract for an answer sheet that is difficult to read or incomprehensible (miniminally 0.5 points).

Grading

Maximum credit for each answer depends on
- Providing the right answer(s),
- Using a correct search statement as specified by the type of question, and
- Readability of the answer.

Formats for Your Answer Sheet

1st Alternative: You can type your answers on a separate sheet. Use the following format.

Put your name in the upper right-hand corner.

Put "Assignment 2: OCLC" below that.

Put the date you turn it in below that

Type your SEARCH STATEMENTS and ANSWERS or neatly print them (as noted above) on lined paper in the same order they are given and in following example format:

Example:

Scan Title search

1.

S: sca ti once & future king
A: Once & Future Queen

2.

S:sca ti once & future king/1987
A:Once & Future Queen
B: 0441627404

etc.

2nd Alternative: You Can Print Out This Page (it will take several sheets)

Again, be sure that you either 1) type your SEARCH STATEMENTS and ANSWERS or 2) neatly print them (as noted above) on lined paper in the same order they are given and in following example format:

In the upper right hand corner of the first page put:
- Your name
- Assignment 2: OCLC below that.
- The date you turn it in below that

In the Answer (Use the right field if you use this form.) Put:

Your SEARCH STATEMENTS and ANSWERS . Type them or neatly print them (as noted above) in the empty field to the right of the question.

Use the following format.

1.

QUESTION

S: sca ti once & future king
A: Once & Future Queen

2.

QUESTION(S)
A.
B.

S:
A.:
B:

etc.

QUESTIONS: There are 30 questions, each worth 0.5 point.

Note: These 30 questions have 2 or 3 parts each, but you only have to do one (1) search in most cases. Looking at the appropriate parts of the right record will provide the anwers to each part of the question in most cases.

Sect.1: DO TITLE PHRASE SEARCHES IN OL

Example: Fables and Reflections

sca ti fables and reflections

1.

R. H. Macy wrote a book "Ninety-Nine Dark Street".
A. What was the correct title?
B. In what field do you find the above title?

2.

Erykah Badu sang a song titled "& on".
A. What is the title of the album it is on?
B. What is name of the only library that has a holding?

3.

A. How many records are there for versions of the play"Long Day's Journey into Night" in Chinese?
B. What is the Chinese title?

Sect.2: DO KEYWORD SEARCHES IN OL

Example: 1999 books from the series Goosebumps

fin se goosebumps/1999
fin se goosebumps and yr 1999

4

Most of the books in the 17th century on the Ottoman Empire were in French or Latin. There was a book in English, though.
A. Provide the author's name and title (no subtitle).
B. What does it say in the Notes field?

5

A kid wants any DVD in which Robert Plant appears but not as a part of Led Zepplin."
A. What is the title?
B. In what field is the term "DVD"?
C. How is the media described in the 300 field?

6

A Czech Republic publisher put out a book in 2002 in its "internet" series that is about programming.
A. What programming language is it about?
B. What is the name of the publisher?

7

There is a web site that has the words "internet" and "clinical" in its title. The web site lists other web sites that have something to do with the physiology of the nervous system. The site was compiled by Baoqing Wang. (Tip: Personal names do not always appear in name fields.)
A. What is the name of the Web site.
B. What is its URL (web page address)?
C. What "web rings" is it a member of?

8

A collection development librarian needs to add Java programming language books in Chinese. She knows that several Beijing publishers have put out recent books on the subjects or ones licensed from other countries.
A. How many books on the Java programming language have been published since the beginning of 2000? (Just give the total number or records your search produces.
B. What was the original English title of the book by Paul J. Perrone?

Sect.3: DO DERIVED TITLE SEARCHES - FORMAT: 3,2,2,1

Example: The Red and the Black

red,an,th,b

9

You need to download a record for the forthcoming (2003) book, "The Last Alchemist"
A. What is the LC call number?
B. What organization did the cataloging? (Just give the general name, not divisions.)

10

Find a record for "To & fro, fast & slow".
A. What is the title in the 246 field?
B. How many holdings are there in various libraries?

11

A. What is the earliest "Date" you can find for "The Great Gatsby" in microfilm format?
B. But what is the earliest date for that microfilm record? (Tip: Look in the "Entered" field.)

Sect.4: DO DERIVED PERSONAL NAME SEARCHES - FORMAT: 4,3,1

Example: Sid Vicious

vici,sid,

12

In a search for works by J. D. Salinger, a record turns up that is a story in the magazine, "Story Magazine."
A. What is the title and page numbers of the story and date of the issue (month,year) of the magazine?
B. Does it have a LC call number?

13

There is an original (not microform) document signed by Catherine the Great of Russia in some California university. The document was published in 1784 or 1785.
A. What is the OCLC record number?
B. What is the California University library?

14

The author John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) (he always went by the initial) is believed to have written hundreds of mystery and western novels starting in the 1950s. What is the title and year of the first book that you can find by him ?

Sect.5: DO DERIVED CORPORATE/CONFERENCE NAME SEARCHES - FORMAT: =4,3,1

Example: Philharmonia Baroque Ensemble

=phil,bar,e

15

The rap group NWA's had a famous/infamous record that came out in 1988. What is the title?

16

A student is looking for a 1999 book by the "American Association for the Child's Right to Play" in WorldCat?
A: Provide the title.
B. Provide the whole LC Call number.

17

In 2002 Oracle Corporation was involved in a symposium at George Washington University. In what field do you find the phrase, "Oracle Corporation"?

Sect.6: DO DERIVED NAME / TITLE SEARCHES - FORMAT: 4,4

Hint: Don't forget about stop words.

Example: Peter O'Toole wrote a book titled: Loitering with Intent

otoo,loit

18

A teacher wants to look at the original last will and testament of Jonathan Swift.
A. What organization has a copy of it in California?
B: What is its borrowing "Policies"?

19

The United States Forestry Service put out a publication whose title begins with: "2002 firewood guide..."
A. What is its Spanish title?
B. In what languages is the text?

20

The Smithereens did an album in 1988 that had a song whose title began with the word "Something."
A. What is the title of the album?
B. What is the title of the song?

Sect.7: DO NUMERIC SEARCHES - FORMAT: Depends upon the type of number (ISBN, ISSN, etc.)

Example: ISBN number

fin sn 1080-076X

21

ISBN

0 743 524853
A. What is the title?
B. What is the physical format?
C. Is it abridged?

22

GN

There are a bunch of federal navigation charts for the Cumberland River that are listed under D 103.66. (Note: This is a partial number) Find one published in the 1960s.
A. What is the complete government document number?
B. What is the scale of the map?

Sect.8: DO AUTHORITY FILE SEARCHES

Example: International Arts Council

sca co international arts council

23

A. Give the AACR2 uniform title for "World Wide Web searching" (not "search engines") and the field it is in.
B. In the 670 field, an example citation (a book) is named. What is the book?

24

A. Provide the first two listed pen names of Georges Simenon (in other words, not his own name) in his Authority Record.
B. In what field were these names?

25

If you search for the subject "library assistants," what turns out to be the standard term (in field 150)?

Sect.9: DO INTERLIBRARY LOAN SEARCHES

You use the same search functions as a CAT search, but what file do you access to locate the library that has the book.

26

You are looking for copy of Stephen King's "The Shining" in Polish. Find a copy in a Phoenix , AZ, library.
A. What is the loan period for books according to the policies of the interlibrary loan operation of the library in Phoenix that has the book.
B. What is the page limite the library has for faxing documents?

27

A professor just found out that some company in Wentworth, NH, updated in 1999 a Nicaragua-related VHS video tape he was looking for a several years ago. He can not remember the name of the company or the title.
A. What is the title?
Check the libraries in our region (not state)
B: Will the Arizona library loan the videotape? (TIP: Check the "NONCIRC"

28

A. What university-based organization in Rhode Island published a computer disk containing the famous "Golden Speech" by Queen Elizabeth I?
B. Can you view the online version? Try it to be sure.

Sect.10: DO UNION LIST SERIAL SEARCHES

You use the same search functions as a CAT search..

29

Find the magazine called "Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel".
A. How frequently is it currently published?
B: Name a library in Kentucky that subscribes to the magazine.

30

Find "Slate", the online magazine published by Microsoft.
A. How many individual records for the electronic (online) form of the magazine do you get?
Look at the record that says c1996- . Go to Slate's web page link.
B. What has the URL changed to

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1.	QUESTION	S: sca ti once & future king A: Once & Future Queen
2.	QUESTION(S) A. B.	S: A.: B:

1.	R. H. Macy wrote a book "Ninety-Nine Dark Street". A. What was the correct title? B. In what field do you find the above title?
2.	Erykah Badu sang a song titled "& on". A. What is the title of the album it is on? B. What is name of the only library that has a holding?
3.	A. How many records are there for versions of the play"Long Day's Journey into Night" in Chinese? B. What is the Chinese title?

4	Most of the books in the 17th century on the Ottoman Empire were in French or Latin. There was a book in English, though. A. Provide the author's name and title (no subtitle). B. What does it say in the Notes field?
5	A kid wants any DVD in which Robert Plant appears but not as a part of Led Zepplin." A. What is the title? B. In what field is the term "DVD"? C. How is the media described in the 300 field?
6	A Czech Republic publisher put out a book in 2002 in its "internet" series that is about programming. A. What programming language is it about? B. What is the name of the publisher?
7	There is a web site that has the words "internet" and "clinical" in its title. The web site lists other web sites that have something to do with the physiology of the nervous system. The site was compiled by Baoqing Wang. (Tip: Personal names do not always appear in name fields.) A. What is the name of the Web site. B. What is its URL (web page address)? C. What "web rings" is it a member of?
8	A collection development librarian needs to add Java programming language books in Chinese. She knows that several Beijing publishers have put out recent books on the subjects or ones licensed from other countries. A. How many books on the Java programming language have been published since the beginning of 2000? (Just give the total number or records your search produces. B. What was the original English title of the book by Paul J. Perrone?

9	You need to download a record for the forthcoming (2003) book, "The Last Alchemist" A. What is the LC call number? B. What organization did the cataloging? (Just give the general name, not divisions.)
10	Find a record for "To & fro, fast & slow". A. What is the title in the 246 field? B. How many holdings are there in various libraries?
11	A. What is the earliest "Date" you can find for "The Great Gatsby" in microfilm format? B. But what is the earliest date for that microfilm record? (Tip: Look in the "Entered" field.)

12	In a search for works by J. D. Salinger, a record turns up that is a story in the magazine, "Story Magazine." A. What is the title and page numbers of the story and date of the issue (month,year) of the magazine? B. Does it have a LC call number?
13	There is an original (not microform) document signed by Catherine the Great of Russia in some California university. The document was published in 1784 or 1785. A. What is the OCLC record number? B. What is the California University library?
14	The author John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) (he always went by the initial) is believed to have written hundreds of mystery and western novels starting in the 1950s. What is the title and year of the first book that you can find by him ?

15	The rap group NWA's had a famous/infamous record that came out in 1988. What is the title?
16	A student is looking for a 1999 book by the "American Association for the Child's Right to Play" in WorldCat? A: Provide the title. B. Provide the whole LC Call number.
17	In 2002 Oracle Corporation was involved in a symposium at George Washington University. In what field do you find the phrase, "Oracle Corporation"?

18	A teacher wants to look at the original last will and testament of Jonathan Swift. A. What organization has a copy of it in California? B: What is its borrowing "Policies"?
19	The United States Forestry Service put out a publication whose title begins with: "2002 firewood guide..." A. What is its Spanish title? B. In what languages is the text?
20	The Smithereens did an album in 1988 that had a song whose title began with the word "Something." A. What is the title of the album? B. What is the title of the song?

21	ISBN	0 743 524853 A. What is the title? B. What is the physical format? C. Is it abridged?
22	GN	There are a bunch of federal navigation charts for the Cumberland River that are listed under D 103.66. (Note: This is a partial number) Find one published in the 1960s. A. What is the complete government document number? B. What is the scale of the map?

23	A. Give the AACR2 uniform title for "World Wide Web searching" (not "search engines") and the field it is in. B. In the 670 field, an example citation (a book) is named. What is the book?
24	A. Provide the first two listed pen names of Georges Simenon (in other words, not his own name) in his Authority Record. B. In what field were these names?
25	If you search for the subject "library assistants," what turns out to be the standard term (in field 150)?

26	You are looking for copy of Stephen King's "The Shining" in Polish. Find a copy in a Phoenix , AZ, library. A. What is the loan period for books according to the policies of the interlibrary loan operation of the library in Phoenix that has the book. B. What is the page limite the library has for faxing documents?
27	A professor just found out that some company in Wentworth, NH, updated in 1999 a Nicaragua-related VHS video tape he was looking for a several years ago. He can not remember the name of the company or the title. A. What is the title? Check the libraries in our region (not state) B: Will the Arizona library loan the videotape? (TIP: Check the "NONCIRC"
28	A. What university-based organization in Rhode Island published a computer disk containing the famous "Golden Speech" by Queen Elizabeth I? B. Can you view the online version? Try it to be sure.

29	Find the magazine called "Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel". A. How frequently is it currently published? B: Name a library in Kentucky that subscribes to the magazine.
30	Find "Slate", the online magazine published by Microsoft. A. How many individual records for the electronic (online) form of the magazine do you get? Look at the record that says c1996- . Go to Slate's web page link. B. What has the URL changed to