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A manual for librarians incorporating the latest features of OCLC. It gives information on constructing search keys and records, interpreting search results and selecting/displaying records using the OCLC PRISM service. OCLC Online Union Catalogue and OCLC Authority File records are also covered.

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Warwick and Carlborg, catalogers at Rutgers and the University of Illinois, respectively, describe how to log on to the OCLC system, search its Online Union Catalog, read and edit bibliographic records, enter new ones, and save, update, and produce them. It's a lot to do, but their book is nothing if not thorough. Intended for students in formal courses and on-the-job training, it has five exercises, principally testing search skills but also knowledge of record content and tagging. The emphasis is appropriate for most users, whose hit rates should be 90 percent-plus and whose most important task is finding records as efficiently as possible. Using OCLC Under PRISM is attractively illustrated with sample screens, helpful lists and summaries, and plenty of white space surrounding the text. The sole problem is the writing style‘not always direct and clear‘which should have been corrected by an editor. Recommended, nevertheless, to cataloging trainers and educators seeking an up-to-date, practical text.‘Sheila S. Intner, GSLIS, Simmons Coll., Boston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.