<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">OCLC expects their control numbers to reach 1 billion sometime this year. When that happens, in addition to increasing the digits, the prefix will be "on" rather than "ocm" or "ocn". More information is available at <a href="https://www.oclc.org/support/services/batchload/controlnumber/number-expansion.en.html">https://www.oclc.org/support/services/batchload/controlnumber/number-expansion.en.html</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The test files on the above page are the same three test records in .bin file and a MARC file. Either one can be used to import into Evergreen.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I imported the files to the PINES test server running 2.11.1 this morning and everything functioned as expected. I was unable to test using our normal Z39.50 import, of course, but, I don't expect issues there either.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Passing along in case others want to load one of the test files as well. Keep in mind that there are no standard numbers, 260s or 300s in the records. I created a specific match set for the test with just the 245 |a as a match point so that I could test how matching and full overlay works.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Look like, as things stand now with 2.11.1, at least, the control number expansion shouldn't present a problem. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Elaine</div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">J. Elaine Hardy<br></font></div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager<br></font></div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Georgia Public Library Service/PINES<br></font></div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">1800 Century Place, Ste. 150<br></font></div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Atlanta, GA 30045<br><br></font></div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">404.235.7128 Office<br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">404.548.4241 Cell<br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">404.235.7201 FAX<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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