[aisle] OCLC

[Monica Caldicott]

Hi Denyse and other librarians,
OCLC membership at one time was required by the Illinois State Library to
receive the annual per capita grant; this is no longer true.

OCLC services (especially MARC records) can be very valuable. However, OCLC
membership rates are often widely variable, increase a lot each year, and
can be hard to justify.

One option that my high school library is going to try next year is Find
More Illinois <https://findmoreillinois.org/>, a statewide shared library
catalog hosted by RAILS, a regional library system. Shared MARC records.
Also much less $.

Sincerely
*~Monica Tolva Caldicott*
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 9:06 AM Denyse Eagleson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I know this has been discussed before, but wanted to ask again!  I am at a
> high school library, and have continued my subscription with OCLC even
> though we are no longer a cataloging library.  So, what are some of the
> best OCLC features utilized by high school libraries or public libraries?
> --
> *Denyse Eagleson*
> *English Teacher, Librarian*
> *Richland County High School*
> *Olney, Il 62450*
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