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OCLC CatExpress®
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| Type of search | Number on item | What you type |
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| ISBN | 1-565-92001-5 0-33002468-X |
1565920015 033002468X |
| ISSN | 0043-5651 | 0043-5651 |
| LC control number | 86-3211 map32-14 |
86-3211 32-14 |
| Action | |
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| 1 | Type one or more search terms in the first Search box. |
| 2 | Indexes are displayed in the list to the right of your search term. From the list, select the index in which you expect to find your terms. |
| 3 |
Enter search terms in the second or third Search box, if needed. |
| 4 | Select the indexes for the second or third search terms, if needed. |
| 5 | Select And, Or, or Not to combine search terms in multiple boxes, if needed. |
| 6 | Select Automatic Sort options. |
| 7 | To limit by year, see below. |
| 8 | Other limits. For more preces searches, specify a limit by Record Format (standard MARC formats), Language, or Internet . |
| 9 | Click Search. |
| Limit by | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| After a date | Start date and hyphen | 1984- |
| Before a date | Hyphen and end date | -1994 |
| Within a date range | Start date, hyphen, end date | 1994-1997 |
| Exact year | The year | 1994 |
| Index | Search |
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| Title (ti) Notes (nt) Subject (su) |
With the hyphen, as one word or without the hyphen as two words |
| All other indexes | With the hyphen, as one word |
| Action | |
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| 1 |
From the Full Record screen, click Edit Record. |
| 2 |
Type information in boxes according to local practice. Enter key: Do not press <Enter> to move the cursor. <Enter> has the same effect as Save to Catalog in Internet Explorer. (It has no effect in Netscape Navigator.) Note: The OCLC holding library code must be 4 characters. If you add a call number, you must select a call number type. |
| 3 | Click Save to Catalog when finished. Or See below to add multiple location fields. |
| Action | |
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| 1 |
To add the first 852 field, click in the Location box. |
| 2 |
Type a location and other 852 field information. |
| 3 | To add an 852 field for a second copy, click the Add More Locations link (above the Location box). |
| 4 | In the new window, type a location for the second 852 field. Click OK. |
| 5 | Type other information in other boxes, following local practice. |
| 6 | If you are finished typing data, click Save to Catalog. |
| Action | |
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| 1 |
From the Catalog screen, select the location you want to delete from the Current Location drop-down box, then click Delete. |
| 2 |
Click OK to confirm the action. |
Some records you find may have errors. You can correct errors only on data that you enter. You can report any other errors by filling out the forms below.
| WorldCat form | Web address |
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| Record change request | https://www3.oclc.org/app/bibchg/ |
| Duplicate record merge request | https://www3.oclc.org/app/bibdup/ |
To create record labels in CatExpress, use the OCLC Label Program, which requires Microsoft Windows.
The Label Program is available at no charge from the OCLC Web site: http://www.oclc.org/label/ordering/.
| Action | |
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| 1 | On the General tab, under Admin, Options, click Preferences. |
| 2 | At the Preference screen, click Express Options. |
| 3 |
On the Express Options screen, under Default Label Format, select the format your library uses:
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| 4 | Click Save My Default or Save forSession. |
| Action | |
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| 1 | Retrieve the record for which you want to print labels. Click Edit. |
| 2 |
Edit the record, following local practice.
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| 3 | Click View Label. The Label Program opens to display the label. |
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In the Label Program, finish processing the label.
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| 5 | Type other information in other boxes, following local practice. |
| 6 | When finished editing the record, at the Catalog screen, click Save to Catalog. |
You choose record delivery options when you subscribe to CatExpress. You can either export records or get them via the MARC Subscription service.
The Export action produces a file of OCLC-MARC bibliographic records on an OCLC server. Records you export are added to the same file until you download the file.
| Action | |
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| 1 | On the Express tab, under Other Options, click Download Export Files. |
| 2 | At the Download Export Files screen, select a file. Click Download. |
| 3 | In the File Download dialog, click Save. |
| 4 | In the Save As dialog, specify where you want to save your file. |
| 5 | Rename the file and supply a file extension required by your local practice. |
| 6 | Click Save. Click Close. |
Each file is constructed from the previous day's activity, which ends at midnight, Eastern Time, USA. You can retrieve files any time of the day except Sunday 2:00 am to 6:00 am (Eastern Time, USA). Record files remain posted for 90 days.
| Action | |
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| 1 | On the Express tab, under Other Options, click Download Records. |
| 2 | At the Records and Reports screen, click OCLC Electronic MARC Subscription records and reports. |
| 3 | Right-click the file of records you want to download. The next step depends on your browser. |
| 4 | Internet Explorer: Click Save Target As. Netscape Navigator: Click Save Link Target as. |
| 5 | Specify where you want to save your file. Internet Explorer: Click Save to save the file. Netscape Navigator: Click Save this file to disk. Click OK. |
| Action | |
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| 1 | Log on to Product Services Web: http://psw.oclc.org/psw/psw.pway |
| 2 | Click Records and Reports. |
| 3 | Click OCLC Electronic MARC Subscription records and reports. |
| 4 | Type your CatExpress authorization and password, and click OK. |
| 5 | Follow steps 3-5 from Download MARC records from CatExpress. |
Reports show the number of records on which you have set or deleted holdings, the number of searches, and the number of records exported or delivered via MARC Subscription. The reports are available for CatExpress subscribers only.
| Action | |
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| 1 | Follow steps 1-2 from Download MARC records from CatExpress and begin this instruction after the list of records and reports appears. Click OCLC CatExpress Transaction Reports. |
| 2 | Right-click the report you want to download. The next step depends on your browser. |
| 3 | Internet Explorer: Click Save Target As. Netscape Navigator: Click Save Link Target as. |
| 4 | Specify where you want to save your file. Click Save to save the report |
Contact your OCLC regional service provider.
Contact OCLC for support in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Hours: 7:00 am—9:00 pm U.S. Eastern time, Monday-Friday.
| USA: 1-800-848-5800 | International: 1-614-793-8682 |
| Fax: 1-614-764-2694 | E-mail: support@oclc.org |
| Web form for support request: https://www3.oclc.org/app/contac/ | |