Yes, I don't want to give the impression that the only benefit of joining is the MARC records.
I should mention that this was one of the arguments I've heard - not the only one.
As for the OCLC fees, I'm not sure whether the consortium members get their OCLC access through the consortial fees.
I'm still trying to work out exactly what the best way for us to deal with this is, and I appreciate all the input. The system will be looking at these issues and trying to be sure that we've made the correct decision. I'm hoping that the ideas here will give us a better basis for doing so.
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Nicholas T. Bennyhoff
CMC Cataloger
Lewis and Clark Library System
2765 Goshen Rd.
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618)656-3216 ext.107
nicholasbennyhoff_at_lcls.org
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