Electronic Data Exchange (EDX) Quick Reference
EDX
Directory
Prefix |
Product Name |
Product Description |
PUT
Send Files to
OCLC |
GET
Retrieve Files/Stats/Reports
from OCLC |
|
BIBN |
Bibliographic Record Notification |
Automatically delivers upgraded OCLC-MARC bibliographic records
to your library, including records that have had Table of Contents data added. |
|
X |
|
BIBS |
Bibliographic Record Snapshot |
Use Bibliographic Record Snapshot to obtain complete
or partial archival records of your institution's cataloging activity for installation
on your local system. |
|
X |
|
EBSB |
Electronic Batchload Service |
Provides a means to upload bibliographic files for batchload
processing. |
X |
X |
|
EMSB |
MARC Subscription Service |
Provides access to OCLC cataloging transactions, including CatExpress. |
|
X |
| eSerials |
eSerials Holdings Service |
Increases the visibility of your electronic serials collection. Automates the process of setting and maintaining your title-level holdings for ISSN-based electronic serials in WorldCat without adding to your cataloging workload. |
X |
|
|
GDOC |
GovDoc Service |
The Government Printing Office catalogs all items distributed
through the federal depository program into WorldCat (the OCLC®
Online Union Catalog).
GOVDOC provides current cataloging information to regional and
selective depository libraries. |
|
X |
|
PCAT |
OCLC PromptCat Service |
Automatically provides copy cataloging for monographic library
materials as they are received from vendors. |
X
(vendors only) |
X |
|
WCS |
OCLC WorldCat Collection Sets |
Enables libraries to obtain OCLC-MARC tapes or electronic files
for uncataloged sets of library materials. |
|
X |
To learn more, contact your OCLC
regional service provider.
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