EXTENDED OCLC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ON SUNDAY, December 19, 2004

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Subject: EXTENDED OCLC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ON SUNDAY, December 19, 2004


EXTENDED OCLC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ON SUNDAY, December 19, 2004 : WorldCat and FirstSearch and ECO all will be affected.

To allow for hardware and system maintenance, the OCLC FirstSearch service will be unavailable for approximately 5 hours, instead of the customary 4 hours, beginning at 02:00 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time Sunday, December 19, 2004. This will also affect any libraries that use OCLC Group Catalog services, any libraries using WorldCat Resource Sharing or any libraries that link into WorldCat and FirstSearch and ECO from partner information services. Barring any unexpected problems, we anticipate that these services will be available for use again beginning at approximately 07:00 a.m. US Eastern Daylight Time Sunday, December 19, 2004.

OCLC sincerely regrets the inconvenience to its users. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please contact your regional service provider () or OCLC's Customer Support Department (1-800-848-5800 or support@oclc.org with questions.