Data sync: why it matters and what it means for your collections (OCLC Event Series, Summer 2023)

AMICAL’s OCLC Committee in conjunction with OCLC has organized an event series offering updates about the Arabization and Arabic searching project, data sync, and resource sharing.

Presenters: Paul Shackleton (Metadata Operations Manager, OCLC), with an introduction from Vicky Tseroni (Dean of Libraries, the American College of Greece)

Data synchronization is an automated service which allows you to synchronize your holdings with WorldCat to make your collections visible and available through various OCLC services. This integration is important as it enables WorldCat to accurately reflect your library holdings and make them visible to users locally, regionally, and globally extending the reach of your library. In this session, Paul will discuss why this matter, talk you through the steps of data synchronization, and how to manage, delete, and de-duplicate your holdings.

Relevant resources:

• WorldCat data sync collections: Useful links
• Data requirements for bibliographic processing
• Prepare your data
• Data Sync Processing
• Matching for Data Sync Collections