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The 45,758 records submitted to this database have placed HKU Libraries ahead of such large and famous libraries as the Library of Congress, the British Library, etc. The University of Oxford Library came third with 39,322 records, HKU Libraries second, and the Center for Research Libraries (USA) placed first with 63,549 records. For the second year in a row, the contributions by HKU Libraries have exceeded 40,000. HKU Libraries is the largest cataloguer of Chinese materials in WorldCat, including Chinese ejournals and ebooks. This is a reflection on the massive amount of work performed by their Technical Services staff year after year.
The contribution of unique records to the database has been a means of bringing in revenue to the Libraries, and given the severe budget cuts it has faced, has been a way of reducing net costs, and in some cases, of paying completely for some of the many services they offer their users.
With over 12,000 libraries contributing records to WorldCat, and with over 53 million records, this database is the defacto worldwide union catalogue. With so many contributors and so many libraries buying and cataloguing the same materials, it is very rare for libraries to enter so many unique records in the way that HKU Libraries has done and continues to do.
Top 10 Original Cataloguers
Organisation - Original Records Added Online
Center for Research Librariesm - 63,549
University of Hong Kong - 45,758
University of Oxford - 39,322
The Ohio State University - 25,048
University of Wisconsin - 24,073
Godfrey Memorial Library - 23,647
University of California, Berkeley - 23,223
Singapore Integrated Library Automation Services - 19,155
Union Theological Seminary - 15,729
University of Texas at Austin - 15,309
For enquiries, please contact Miss Carmen Tsang at HKU Libraries (Tel: 2859 2211).
HKU Libraries is Second in WorldCat's Top Ten
11 May 2005
In a worldwide ranking, the premier cataloguing database has named HKU Libraries the 2nd largest contributor of original cataloguing records of the year. The placement is from the ranking of contributions to the WorldCat database of the Online Computer Library Consortia, a membership organisation made up of 50,540 libraries in 84 countries.
The 45,758 records submitted to this database have placed HKU Libraries ahead of such large and famous libraries as the Library of Congress, the British Library, etc. The University of Oxford Library came third with 39,322 records, HKU Libraries second, and the Center for Research Libraries (USA) placed first with 63,549 records. For the second year in a row, the contributions by HKU Libraries have exceeded 40,000. HKU Libraries is the largest cataloguer of Chinese materials in WorldCat, including Chinese ejournals and ebooks. This is a reflection on the massive amount of work performed by their Technical Services staff year after year.
The contribution of unique records to the database has been a means of bringing in revenue to the Libraries, and given the severe budget cuts it has faced, has been a way of reducing net costs, and in some cases, of paying completely for some of the many services they offer their users.
With over 12,000 libraries contributing records to WorldCat, and with over 53 million records, this database is the defacto worldwide union catalogue. With so many contributors and so many libraries buying and cataloguing the same materials, it is very rare for libraries to enter so many unique records in the way that HKU Libraries has done and continues to do.
Top 10 Original Cataloguers
Organisation - Original Records Added Online
Center for Research Librariesm - 63,549
University of Hong Kong - 45,758
University of Oxford - 39,322
The Ohio State University - 25,048
University of Wisconsin - 24,073
Godfrey Memorial Library - 23,647
University of California, Berkeley - 23,223
Singapore Integrated Library Automation Services - 19,155
Union Theological Seminary - 15,729
University of Texas at Austin - 15,309
For enquiries, please contact Miss Carmen Tsang at HKU Libraries (Tel: 2859 2211).
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