Provider-neutral guidelines are applicable when cataloging the first instance of an online resource rather than applicable only when the resource is known to be available online at different locations. Different manifestations of an online resource still need to be cataloged on separate bibliographic records (e.g., 2nd edition vs. Use this technique only when the contents of two online resources are identical. The resulting single bibliographic record will omit details about the provider of the online resource as well as omitting details about technical specifications and system requirements. This will result in a single bibliographic record that represents multiple instances of the same online resource for any one language of cataloging. Use the following provider-neutral instructions when cataloging online resources in all formats in WorldCat regardless of the cataloging rules used or the language of cataloging. They may contain text, notated music, still images, moving images, etc.

Online resources are any form of digital material accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. If you want to include provider-specific information, create or edit the record in accord with these provider-neutral guidelines, then follow the guidelines outlined in section 3.4.1, Copy- or Institution-Specific Information. Provider-neutral records function as 'base' records in the shared cataloging environment by omitting provider-specific details. Provider-neutral cataloging of online serials began in 2003 and was expanded to include online textual monographs in 2009 and all other online resources in 2011. Provider-neutral cataloging guidelines were first developed for cataloging online resources and later expanded to include photocopies and print-on-demand reproductions. Provider-neutral cataloging guidelines often conflict with other established cataloging instructions with which they are used. Provider-neutral cataloging is a practical solution to cataloging the growing number of online resources, photocopies, and print-on-demand reproductions for identical resources. The provider-neutral cataloging model results in a single bibliographic record to describe all instances of the same manifestation of an online resource, a photocopy, or a print-on-demand reproduction regardless of which content publisher, aggregator, or provider has made the manifestation available. This chapter contains instructions for cataloging practices and special materials that present unique problems to catalogers.

3.1.2 Photocopies and Print-on-Demand Reproductionsģ.2.3 Supplementary and Accompanying Materialģ.2.4 Parts of a Multipart Monograph or Serialģ.4.1 Copy- or Institution-Specific Information

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