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    Alma support for ten digit OCLC number expansion?

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    • Product: Alma

     

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    OCLC increased the length of the OCLC Control Number (OCN) after reaching one billion records. Does Alma support the new ten digit OCLC number format?

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    Alma already supports the expanded OCLC numbers. Alma does not use any validation routine on the contents of the OCLC number. The 035 is a variable-length field. The expansion of the OCLC number from nine to ten digits has no impact on the functionality of Alma. 

     


    • Article last edited: 28-Aug-2017
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