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Interface comparison of key functionality
There are two interfaces to access the power of Connexion—a Web browser-based interface and a Windows desktop application. Within the Web browser-based interface, you can chose between the full Cataloging interface or the easy-to-use Express interface. Which interface you use depends on the unique needs of your library and cataloging staff.
Revised June 2007
System access
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Catalog for other libraries using Agent functionality |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Store user-specific customization |
Yes, set preferences for each authorization number |
Yes, set preferences for each authorization number |
Yes, set preferences for each user of the workstation |
Databases and files
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Access WorldCat |
Yes, using guided keyword searching from a basic or advanced search area |
Yes, using keyword and derived searching, derived searching, and phrase browsing; enter searches in guided search area or expert command line search area. |
Yes, using keyword and derived searching, derived searching, and phrase browsing; enter searches in guided search area or expert command line search area. |
| Access institution records |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access LC Name and Subject Authority Files including distributed and superseded versions of records |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access Chinese Name Authority File |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Use online save file stored at OCLC for temporary record storage |
No |
Yes, for authority and bibliographic records |
Yes, for authority and bibliographic records |
| Use offline save file stored locally for temporary record storage |
No |
No |
Yes, for authority and bibliographic records |
Record editing and creation
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Edit records in MARC tag view (such as "245") |
Yes, limited to adding local fields |
Yes |
Yes |
| Edit records in MARC text view (such as "Title") |
Yes, limited to adding local fields |
No |
No |
| Edit bibliographic records in Dublin Core view |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Edit bibliographic records using Non-Latin scripts |
No |
No |
Yes; supported scripts are Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Tamil, and Thai |
| Create new authority and bibliographic records for original cataloging |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extract data from an electronic resource to create a new record |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Import MARC records |
No |
Yes, MARC-8 character set |
Yes, MARC-8 or Unicode (UTF-8) character set |
| Use Constant Data to store and apply frequently used text |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Check Spelling |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Work offline, not connected to OCLC |
No |
No |
Yes |
Actions
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Validate records |
Validation is done automatically with record actions, not as a separate action |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add holdings to bibliographic records |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Produce offline products at OCLC such as catalog cards and accessions list |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Upgrade master authority and bibliographic records |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| View total number of library holdings on bibliographic records |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Display list of libraries that hold bibliographic records |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Delete Holdings on bibliographic records |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Control authorized headings in bibliographic records and link the headings to the Authority File record |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Submit records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Process actions in batch mode |
No |
No; you can mark records for export and label print, retrieve the marked records, and process the group at once |
Yes |
| Print labels |
Yes, using OCLC Cataloging Label Program version 1.22 |
Yes, using OCLC Cataloging Label Program version 1.22 |
Yes |
| Create label file |
Yes, create label file in SL4 format; if needed, change label format when importing file into label printing software |
Yes, create label file in SL4 format; if needed, change label format when importing file into label printing software |
Yes |
Record output
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Export records to a file |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export records via a TCP/IP connection |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export records via an OCLC Gateway session to display messages from your local system |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Export records via a printer/comm port |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Export records in MARC 21 format |
Yes, bibliographic records with MARC-8 character set in Latin script |
Yes, authority and bibliographic records with MARC-8 character set in Latin script |
Yes, authority and bibliographic records with MARC-8 or UTF-8 Unicode character set in Latin script or non-Latin scripts (see a list of supported scripts in "Edit bibliographic records using non-Latin scripts" above) |
| Export records in Dublin Core format |
No |
Yes, bibliographic records, Dublin Core Simple or Qualified in HTML and RDF |
Yes, bibliographic records, Dublin Core Qualified in XML with the UTF-8 Unicode character set |
| Receive records in OCLC-produced files via MARC Subscription |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Miscellaneous
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Connexion browser, Express |
Connexion browser, Cataloging |
Connexion client |
| Macros |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Dewey Cutter tools |
Yes, use Dewey Cutter Software |
Yes, use Dewey Cutter Software |
Yes, use Dewey Cutter Macro |
| WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey |
Yes |
Yes |
Includes an option to launch WebDewey in your default browser from within the client |
| Interface language |
English, French |
English |
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish |
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