Re: Downloading MARC Records

[Linda Strauss <lstraus1@OPTONLINE.NET>]

Since so many people seem to be asking this question, I decided to answer
to the group rather than individually as I usually do:
The best instructions are
at                    http://www.mitinet.com/Support/s_lcdownload.htm

other suggestions are from a worksheet that I've used for presentations on
retrospective conversion:

Getting MARC records
1)  Commercial programs that are Z39.50 products have a one-time cost of
about $100-$300.
Most of these programs have a free trial period where you can download some
sort of program from the web and try it out.  They enable you to download
MARC records from LC and other sites and then upload these records into
your automation program.
some sites with good hit rates: Canadian National Library, Library of
Congress, Cleveland Public Library and Melvyl (the University of California
system)

Bookwhere 2000          http://www.bookwhere.com/               800-661-7274
Follett is marketing this Canadian product. (there is a 45 day free trial.)
EzCat                           www.booksys.com                  e-mail:
sales@booksys.com.
         product of Booksystems, Inc. of Huntsville, AL.
InterCAT
Pro                    http://support.tkm.mb.ca/intercat       800-565-6272
EMail: eastley@access.tkm.mb.ca
MARCit                   http://www.nicholsinc.com/products/marcit.html
         from the folks who bring you Athena

2)  OCLC's CatExpress allows you to download records off their database.
The subscription varies with the number of records you plan on
downloading  http://www.oclc.org/

3)  Several people use and recommend Marcive, which provides the service
for a fee.  http://www.marcive.com look for the link to their WebSELECT
section. You're able to see the record & modify it BEFORE you indicate you
want to download it (after as many work sessions as needed).  No charge for
searches - only for the records you select.  Orders are processed
overnight, and you can receive your order via the web.  The record price
was in the $.20-$.30 range. E-mail address is info@marcive.com or toll free
number is 1-800-531-7678.

4) http://www.freeMarc.com  or http://www.librarycom.com/   from CASPR
Library Systems supposedly lets you download MARC records free and  seems
to have a free one user online automation that you can use.  One school
replied that they were using it with great success but two more replied
that the records on this system were far from complete and were unhappy
with the very limited circulation statistic information available. The
consensus of the two who were unhappy was that it just was not enough of a
system to really be beneficial.

4b) BCCLS is very similar, except each record downloads individually. You
can name each one something meaningful and track down problems more easily
if some don't import. It's free. It is the Bergan County Cooperative
Library System at: http://www.bccls.org/

5) Downloading and creating microlif/MARC records from Library of Congress
The best instructions are
at                    http://www.mitinet.com/Support/s_lcdownload.htm

6)  Access databases from other library systems.
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/faq/marc_download/default.html  links and
directions for many different sites
http://rrlc.library.net/                http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/silo.html
             http://sunlink.brodart.com
http://www.alltogethernow.org/mp/72.htm#Top
         http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dlcl/wiscat.html
http://maine.library.net
http://www.auto-graphics.com/cgipac/mmx/odol
http://accesspa.brodart.com
http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~winhall/lib_yp_l.htm#Cataloging
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas
http://jvb2.jvbrown.edu:4001/htbin/opac/opac_home
http://www.stcc.cc.tx.us/tlc/tlc.html   http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/
Library of Congress
sites:  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/resdev/ess/   http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/
The ALA website   http://www.ala.org  has links
The following sites are for cataloging videos.
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu
http://www.wiscat.brodart.com
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/resdev/ess/booksquery2a.html
http://jvb2.jvbrown.edu:4001/htbin/opac/opac_home

Hope this helps.
Linda Strauss, Librarian        lstraus1@optonline.net
Tottenville H.S. Library
100 Luten Ave, Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 356-2220 ext 2054

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment on the smallest amount of caring - all
of which have the potential to turn a life
around
--Leo Buscaglia

At 06:28 AM 11/5/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi:
>Does anyone know how to download MARC records for Mandarin from the library
>of congress or any other free site? I have a ton of donated books and I just
>don't have the time to enter them by hand.
>Thanks.
>Stephanie Shteirman
>Library media Specialist
>High School in the Community
>New Haven, CT
>sshteirman@hotmail.com

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