OCLC Language Sets: Prepare for the Multilingual World NLA College & University Section Spring Meeting May 9, 2008 Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. households speak a language other than English Source: Census 2000 Arabic Chinese Gujarati Hindi Japanese Korean Other Indic Languages Russian Urdu Vietnamese Spanish 28,101,052

Why Language Sets? Build collections that meet their needs Save time and staff resources OCLC MARC Records and shipping at no additional charge

Build collections that meet their needs

Save time and staff resources

OCLC MARC Records and shipping at no additional charge

What are Language Sets? Non-English Books Non-English DVDs Pre-Selected Sets: package prices Custom Collection Services: customized pricing

Non-English Books

Non-English DVDs

Pre-Selected Sets: package prices

Custom Collection Services: customized pricing

OCLC Languages Sets available in: Bengali Panjabi Urdu Hindi Tamil Gujarati (More languages are available through Custom Collections) Tagalog Japanese Korean Vietnamese Spanish Marathi Telugu Malayalam Russian Arabic Chinese

Bengali

Panjabi

Urdu

Hindi

Tamil

Gujarati

OCLC Language Sets Designed by Libraries Quality materials OCLC MARC records Customization available

Designed by Libraries

Quality materials

OCLC MARC records

Customization available

What Language Sets does for you… Select high quality books and videos Acquire materials from publishers and non-U.S. vendors Ship your items in the U.S. at no charge

Select high quality books and videos

Acquire materials from publishers and non-U.S. vendors

Ship your items in the U.S. at no charge

Language Sets include… OCLC MARC records Editing Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH) Romanized subject headings

OCLC MARC records

Editing

Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH)

Romanized subject headings

Language Sets can… Enhance your collection Save staff time Serve your community Speed up cataloging Promote your collection

Enhance your collection

Save staff time

Serve your community

Speed up cataloging

Promote your collection

Subject Sets Road to U.S. Citizenship Family Language Learning/Cultural Heritage Family Health Spanish Homework Help Set South Asian sets South Asian sets in English

Road to U.S. Citizenship

Family Language Learning/Cultural Heritage

Family Health

Spanish Homework Help Set

South Asian sets

South Asian sets in English

Promoting your collection With full-color, easel-back posters http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/posters/

With full-color, easel-back posters

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/posters/

With colorful bookmarks http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/posters/ Promoting your collection

With colorful bookmarks

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/posters/

Promoting your collection With customizable fliers http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/fliers/

With customizable fliers

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/fliers/

With customizable Press Release Letters available in English Chinese Simplified French Japanese http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/ pressreleases/ Promoting your collection Korean Spanish Vietnamese

With customizable Press Release Letters available in

English

Chinese Simplified

French

Japanese

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/promotional/ pressreleases/

Korean

Spanish

Vietnamese

Other languages spoken in the U.S. French: 1,643,836 German: 1,383,442 Italian: 1,008,370 Tagalog: 1,224,241

French: 1,643,836

German: 1,383,442

Italian: 1,008,370

Tagalog: 1,224,241

Custom Collections Supplement to Language Sets Specifically designed to meet your needs OCLC assistance with Selection Acquisition Cataloging (more options)

Supplement to Language Sets

Specifically designed to

meet your needs

OCLC assistance with

Selection

Acquisition

Cataloging (more options)

Why Custom Collections? Provide additional titles to: Add to Language Sets Meet reader needs Meet reader volume demand Build your collection

Provide additional titles to:

Add to Language Sets

Meet reader needs

Meet reader volume demand

Build your collection

With Custom Collections, you can acquire… Non-English, non-book items Even more titles than Language Sets offers Additional languages Specific materials Additional options

Non-English, non-book items

Even more titles than Language Sets offers

Additional languages

Specific materials

Additional options

Custom Collections Any language investigated by qualified OCLC staff OCLC works with publishers and non-U.S. vendors on your behalf Shipping of materials at no charge

Any language investigated by qualified OCLC staff

OCLC works with publishers and non-U.S. vendors on your behalf

Shipping of materials at no charge

Pricing and ordering Pricing is customized to your project Call for information http://www.oclc.org/support/forms/pdf/cdcost.pdf Ordering Consultation Specifications created Contract

Pricing is customized to your project

Call for information

http://www.oclc.org/support/forms/pdf/cdcost.pdf

Ordering

Consultation

Specifications created

Contract

Physical processing options Label covers Book pockets Date due slips Labels Library-supplied barcodes Library-supplied security strips

Label covers

Book pockets

Date due slips

Labels

Library-supplied barcodes

Library-supplied security strips

More p hysical processing options Write on the item OCLC control number Call number Romanized title/author Property stamp the item in one place Paperback rebinding

Write on the item

OCLC control number

Call number

Romanized title/author

Property stamp the item in one place

Paperback rebinding

Duplicate sets Multiple sets (unique sets ordered) 3-month set 6-month set 12-month set http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/options/ Pricing Discounts available on:

Duplicate sets

Multiple sets (unique sets ordered)

3-month set

6-month set

12-month set

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/options/

OCLC Language Sets – Web store

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 20% off Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese 25-title sets 20% off Cultural Heritage sets for China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam Save 4% on all sets ordered by June 30th Discounts through May 31, 2008

20% off Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese 25-title sets

20% off Cultural Heritage sets for China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam

Save 4% on all sets ordered by June 30th

For more information, or to order: OCLC Language Sets: http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/ Custom Collections: http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/custom/

OCLC Language Sets:

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/

Custom Collections:

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/custom/

Next Steps: Join the mailing list for updates: https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/ request.asp?specialCode=LSgetmoreinfo See sample title lists: http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/options/default.htm Visit the Online Store: https://www3.oclc.org/languagesets/

Join the mailing list for updates:

https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/ request.asp?specialCode=LSgetmoreinfo

See sample title lists:

http://www.oclc.org/languagesets/options/default.htm

Visit the Online Store:

https://www3.oclc.org/languagesets/

Questions??? E-mail: langsets@oclc.org Phone: 800-848-5878, ext. 5096 Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator, NEBASE [email_address] 800-307-2665 http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase

E-mail: langsets@oclc.org

Phone: 800-848-5878, ext. 5096

Christa Burns

OCLC Member Services Coordinator, NEBASE

[email_address]

800-307-2665

http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase