Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Bibliographic Utilities Vendor List
October 1999
This list has been compiled to assist libraries in contacting vendors of
bibliographic utilities and services that provide cataloging data. Inclusion
on this list should not be interpreted as an endorsement by the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. To the best of our knowledge, this information
was correct as of September 1999, with updates in June 2004. Information
is constantly changing: please contact the vendor to verify all
information.
If you are interested in comparing the features of various products and
services, the report "Commercial Sources of Cataloging Data -- Bibliographic
Utilities and Other Vendors" by William Saffady is highly recommended
reading (ALA's Library Technology Reports, May-June 1998, Volume
34, Number 3). You may also wish to consult the Internet
Library for Librarians (itcompany.com/inforetriever/util.htm) website
for additional vendor and system listings.
Bibliographic utilities can deliver records in a variety of ways, including:
dedicated lines and special terminals, stand-alone CD-ROM products, Internet
FTP transfer, and web-based clients, including "Z39.50" client solutions.
Z39.50 is an international standard for searching and
retrieving records from remote computers. Using the Z39.50 protocol,
a client program on your computer can communicate with a remote server,
ask for information, and receive it for you. For example, you could
use a Z39.50 client program to search a remote library catalog (often for
free), and obtain one or more relevant cataloging records, which you can proceed
to save and use locally. For more on the development of Z39.50 services
in Texas, see the Z Texas Project
pages.
If you find information that is incorrect while using this list or would
like additional information, please contact the Library Development Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: (512) 463-5465 or via email:ld@tsl.state.tx.us
- Auto-Graphics, Inc.
- www.auto-graphics.com
- 3201 Temple Ave.
- Pomona, CA 91768-3200
- (800) 776 6939 x311 or (909) 595 7204 x311
- FAX (909) 595 3506
- info@auto-graphics.com
- Products:
- Impact/CD CAT: CD-ROM contains records, editor
- Impact/ONLINE CAT: online access to MARC bibliographic
database. web and Z39.50 access
- Impact MARCit: Large database of cataloging records,
z39.50 client and server, web interface, MARCit editor (Windows 95/98 or
NT based).
- Book Systems, Inc.
- www.booksys.com
- 721 Clinton Ave., Suite 11
- Huntsville, AL 35801
- (800) 219 6571 or (256) 533 9746
- FAX: (800) 230 4183 or (256) 536 1175
- Product: eZcat
(http://www.booksys.com/products-ezcat.php): z39.50 client. Runs on
Windows, NT, and Macintosh computers. Free trial version available.
- Brodart Automation
- www.brodart.com
- 500 Arch St.
- Williamsport, PA 17705
- (800) 233 8467
- FAX (717) 327 9237
- salesmkt@brodart.com
- Products:
- Precision
One Cataloging System and Precision
One Cataloging System Plus (http://www.books.brodart.com/products/automation/precision_one.htm):
intended for public and school libraries. CD-ROM based. The
Plus version supplements the CD-ROM records with an online connection to
the Interactive System Plus (see next item).
- IAS (Interactive Access System)
and IAS Net (www.brodart.com): access to over 16 million records.
IAS uses leased lines or dial-up, IAS Net uses Internet for connectivity.
- CASPR Library Systems
- www.caspr.com
- 100 Park Center Plaza, Suite 550
- San Jose, CA 95113
- (800) 852-2777 or (408) 882-0600
- FAX (408) 882-0608
- e-mail: sales@caspr.com
- Product: FreeMARC:
access and download any of 1.8 million records in MARC format, free, through
the Web.
- Data Research Associates, Inc.
- www.dra.com
- 1276 North Warson Rd.
- P.O. Box 8495
- St. Louis, MO 63132-1806
- (800) 325 0888 or (314) 432 1100
- FAX (314) 993 8927
- e-mail: sales@.dra.com
- Product: Open DRA Net: DRA houses their records on a
Z39.50 server that can be directly accessed via DRA's cataloging software,
or through other Z39.50 client applications such as TLC's ITS.Windows.
- GIS Information Systems
- www.gisinfosystems.com
- P.O. Box 4901
- Syracuse, NY 13221-4901
- (800) 272 3414
- FAX (315) 457 5883
- info@gisinfosystems.com
- Product: SuperCAT: CD-ROM based product, runs on MS-DOS.
- GRC International
- www.grci.com
- 1900 Gallows Road
- Vienna, Virginia 22182
- (703) 506 5000
- Fax: (703) 356 4289
- Products: LaserQuest
(www.grci.com/services/library/laserquest/index.shtml): CD-ROM based product
for MS-DOS.
- The Library Corporation
- www.tlcdelivers.com
- Research Park
- Inwood, WV 25428
- (800) 624 0559 or (800) 325 7759 (Marketing) or (304) 229 0100
- FAX (304) 229 0295
- info@tlcdelivers.com
- Products:
- Bibliofile: the "world's first commercially available
CD-ROM product" still available for Windows.
- ITS.MARC
(www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/solution/keymarc.htm): includes the ITS
(Integrated Technical Services) for Windows (www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/solution/mainits.htm):
workstation with Z39.50 access via the Internet for copy cataloging; a
combination of CD-ROM and online access (via the Internet) to comprehensive
cataloging databases.
- ITS.MARC.Z:
Windows-based, Z39.50 access to TLC's database, via dial-up line or Internet.
- The Library of Congress
- www.loc.gov
- 101 Independence Ave., S.E.
- Washington, DC 20540
- (202) 707 5000
- lcweb@loc.gov
- Description: The cataloging records produced by the Library
of Congress constitute an important part of most commercially available cataloging
databases and utilities. For example, OCLC uploads LC MARC records periodically
into its WorldCat database.
- Services:
- Marcive, Inc.
- www.marcive.com
- P.O. Box 47508
- San Antonio, TX 78265-7508
- (800) 531-7678 or (210) 646-6161
- FAX (210) 646-0167
- email: info@marcive.com
- Products:
- MarciveWeb SELECT
(http://www.marcive.com/HOMEPAGE/WEB6.HTM): database can be searched over
the Internet. Records are ordered by user, and delivered via the
Internet. 30 day trial subscription available.
- MarciveWeb DOCS
(http://www.marcive.com/HOMEPAGE/WEB7.HTM): database of government publications
records, accessible via Internet.
- GPO Cat/PAC
and GPO Cat/PAC Plus
(http://www.marcive.com/HOMEPAGE/web12.htm): government documents records,
on CD-ROM.
- Nichols Advanced Technologies
- www.marcit.com
- (Sagebrush Technologies)
- Suite 2100
- 8911 Capital of Texas Highway
- Austin, Texas 78759
- (888) 307 MARC
- FAX: (512) 342 2827
- Product: MARCit
(www.marcit.com): For cataloging of webpages. Instead of relying on a database
of records, MARCit extracts certain fields from a webpage, and inserts that
data into the appropriate fields of a new MARC record. Trial version downloadable
from website.
- OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
- www.oclc.org
- 6565 Frantz Road
- Dublin, OH 43017-3395, USA
- (800) 848 5878 or (614) 764 6000
- FAX: 1 (614) 764 6096
- oclc@oclc.org
- Description: OCLC owns WorldCat, one of the world's largest
bibliographic databases. Individual users can participate as members,
but libraries are encouraged to work through regional networks.
- Products:
- OCLC WorldCat
(www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/servover.htm): ..." the largest and
busiest online cataloging system in the world. It handles over one billion
transactions a year and supports a range of services."
- PromptCAT (www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/prompt.htm)
: provides OCLC-MARC records and sets holdings for titles identified by
a library's participating material vendors.
- CatCD for Windows
(www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/catcd.htm): WorldCat records on CD-ROM, for Windows.
Optional access to WorldCat complements contents of compact discs.
- CatExpress
(www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/catexpress/index.htm): WorldCat for libraries
cataloging 500 titles or more per year. Web-based.
- Z39.50 Cataloging
service: (www.oclc.org/oclc/promo/10188/10188.htm): WorldCat
via a Z39.50 Internet client program.
- OCLC/WLN (Western Library Network)
- www.wln.com
- P.O. Box 3888
- Lacey, WA 98509
- (800) 342 5956
- info@wln.com
- Products:
- FastCat
http://www.wln.com/products/cd-roms/fastcat.htm): 1 million records. Geared
toward K-12 libraries.
- LaserCat
(http://www.wln.com/products/cd-roms/lasercat.htm): 4.5 million records
- PolarPAC
(http://www.wln.com/products/cd-roms/polarpac.htm): Polar regions international
bibliographic records
- Research Libraries Group
- www.rlg.org
- 1200 Villa Street
- Mountain View, CA 94041-1100
- (800) 537 7546
- FAX: (650) 964 0943
- bl.ric@rlg.org
- Description: According to the RLG website, RLG's RLIN
(Research Libraries Information Network) maintains "a union catalog
of 82 million items held in comprehensive research libraries and special
libraries in RLG member institutions, plus over 100 additional law, technical,
and corporate libraries using RLIN," including the National Library
of Medicine, the National Library of Canada, and the British Library.
- Products:
- Eureka (www.rlg.org/eureka.html):
access via telnet or web. Demo available.
- Zephyr (http://www.rlg.org/zephyr/):
Z39.50 client.
- Marcadia (www.rlg.org/marcadia.html):
"Just tell us about your specific cataloging practices, and then put
your brief records on an FTP server. We'll pick up your records, thanks
to the power of the Internet, run them against the RLIN database, stack
up the matches, tailor the records to match your preferences, and put them
back on the same FTP server. All that's left to do is put the information
onto your system."
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