When the Union List group uses agent authorizations, the administrative agent is responsible for assigning and properly monitoring who receives and uses these agent authorizations. The number of OCLC members and nonmembers in a group is determined by the agent. OCLC members are institutions that use Cataloging. Nonmembers are not eligible to use Cataloging. Nonmembers have their holdings entered into Union List either directly or indirectly by the administrative agent.
Selective institutions can enter their own holdings even though they are nonmembers.
Both members and nonmembers are eligible to participate in Union List. This practice supports the group endeavor to report collection information for a specified group and acknowledges that not all institutions in a specified group are OCLC members. The administrative agent coordinates offline product orders. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.