Can I add original records to WorldCat through batchload?
Yes. After records are processed through batchload algorithms to set institutions’ holdings, non-matching bibliographic records can be further analyzed by OCLC staff to determine whether they are true originals to WorldCat and meet minimum cataloging requirements. To add original cataloging via batch, files of non-matching bibliographic records should: • Contain less than 2% machine-detectable MARC errors • Adhere to national standards for cataloging, including those for descriptive cataloging and forms of headings • Meet OCLC K-level standards for completeness, as described in OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards • Contain fewer than 20% records that duplicate records in WorldCat OCLC database specialists evaluate records for adding to WorldCat on the basis of the entire file, not record-by-record. Special collections (for example, manuscripts, theses, unique language sets) can be evaluated separately from an institution’s general collection. Records that cannot be added to WorldC
