This page is dedicated to the catalogers in the trenches -- the ones who struggle every day to meet the ever present challenge of MORE, BETTER, FASTER, CHEAPER. If your goal is to make the library experience as rich and rewarding as it possibly can be for your library's users, then you're our kind of cataloger. We want to help. The tips below were assembled by TLC Support staff, Documentation writers, and Product Managers to help you produce the best MARC records in the shortest time. There's also a Shared Tips link so you can share your own discoveries. Please help us help you by suggesting ideas for this site. Cataloger's Reference Shelf updates ITS.MARC Network status Reporting errors to LC Discussion groups Shared Tools and Tips Shared Cataloging BiblioFile News Z39.50 attribute settings:       ITS.MARC (bibliographic)      TLC Authorities Cataloger's Reference Shelf updates TLC is constantly updating the Cataloger's Reference Shelf (CRS). To keep current, check back here frequently. Be sure also to install all software updates you receive from TLC. Updating your software also updates the CRS on your PC. To update your Cataloger's Reference Shelf files from this site: Select and download the file appropriate to your system. Run or unzip the downloaded file. The EXE files are self-extracting executable (program) files. Zip files require the use of a third party unzipping (extraction) program. Confirm the drive and folder for your CRS files. Click Unzip, or complete the extraction with your own unzipping program. Cataloging Software Operating System Last Updated Download Type ITS for Windows - 16 98, ME, NT 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File ITS for Windows - 2K 2000, XP 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File Library.Solution 2000, 2003 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File BiblioFile XP Pro, Vista 06/17/2008 Executable Zip File AuthorityWorks 2000, 2003 04/05/2008 Zip File ITS for CARL - 16 98, ME, NT 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File ITS for CARL - 2K 2000, XP 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File ITS International (CARL) 2000, 2003 04/05/2008 Executable Zip File Cataloger's Reference Shelf on the Web http://www.itsmarc.com/crs ITS.MARC Network status Z39.50 access: No known Internet connectivity problems. Web access: No known Internet connectivity problems. Server down conditions: If your access to TLC's ITS.MARC server in the USA is interrupted for any reason, but you still have access to the Internet, you can continue cataloging using TLC's mirror server in Singapore. Slow response time: If your ITS.MARC connection is slow, click here. Serials Limiting: If you limit a web-based search to serial formats only (in Set Limits), your search will fail in most circumstances. Until this can be resolved, avoid limiting by this format. You can remove any existing limiting by clicking the Clear Limits link. Reporting Errors to the Library of Congress TLC strives to maintain the most up to date and accurate cataloging resource data available. We rely on national libraries, professional cataloging services, and our own contributing libraries when constructing the ITS.MARC resource pool. Occasionally, even professional catalogers make mistakes. If you find an error in a cataloging record from the Library of Congress, LC wants to know about it. Please refer to http://www.loc.gov/help/contact-libarch-report.html for instructions. Discussion groups for catalogers: Autocat:  http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/autocat/. Resource Description and Analysis: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdadiscuss.html Next generation catalogs for libraries: http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=NGC4LIB&H=LISTSERV.ND.EDU