Undertaking of SILAS SILAS will provide access to catalogue records in the National Union Catalogue of Singapore ("NUC") and from other sources, for display and downloading into the Contributing Member's local database. . SILAS will provide the means to add catalogue records to the NUC, to delete catalogue records from the NUC, and to edit catalogue records in the NUC. SILAS will provide cataloguing facilities and make available the NUC twenty-four hours a day, excluding Sundays. SILAS will provide technical assistance in accessing, downloading and uploading NUC records. . SILAS will provide basic training and instruction in the use of the software provided for accessing, downloading and uploading NUC records. SILAS will provide a "Helpdesk" service to assist Contributing Members with any problems they may encounter with the use of SILAS services at least from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, excluding public holidays. SILAS will provide monthly statistics of the Contributing Member's cataloguing activities, and quaterly updates of the Contribuing Members current holdings of unique titles in the NUC, by medium and date of publication. SILAS will advise on the necessary connections between clients and servers as applicable in order for the Contributing Member to use the SILAS services.. SILAS recognises that the ownership rights of all records entered into the NUC originating from the Contributing Member reside with the Contributing Member. SILAS reserves the right to terminate or suspend the participation of any Contributing Member found not abiding by the guidelines set out by SILAS relating to participation.           Undertaking of contributing Member of SILAS The Contributing Member undertakes to add, edit and delete catalogue records in the NUC within the limitations,standards and conditions determined from time to time by SILAS and the SILAS Standards Committee on the advice of the NLB. The Contributing Member undertakes to enter all of its cataloguing into the NUC. An exemption from this clause with regard to any specific materials may be sought from SILAS and will apply should SILAS agree to such an exemption in writing. The Contributing Member undertakes to attach holdings statements to all of its bibliographic records in the NUC. The Contributing Member undertakes to notify SILAS of authority control required as a result of its cataloguing and as specified in the published SILAS documentation. The Contributing Member shall not supply machine-readable copies of any catalogue records provided by SILAS to any other party except with the agreement of SILAS and subject to any terms and conditions specified by SILAS. The Contributing Member's original cataloguing is excluded from this clause. By inputting original records into the NUC, the Contributing Member thereby allows SILAS the right to redistribute and make available such records in accordance with the bibliographic functions SILAS performs for the NLB. However, the ownership rights of such records remain with the Contributing Member. home | sitemap | contact us | SILASweb © Copyright 2000 SILAS.