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Prerequisites
Searching OCLC WorldCat (O101) or previous experience searching WorldCat using Connexion, as well as the ability to interpret basic components of the MARC tags and OCLC bibliographic records.
Course description
This hands-on half-day course will provide an overview of using Connexion Browser to create and update union listing information. Local Holdings Maintenance Basics will provide you with the skills needed to retrieve serial records, search for local holdings records, edit local holdings records, delete local holdings records, and add local holdings records.
Online workshops use WebEx, an easy-to-use virtual meeting technology. Attendees will receive as part of their confirmation the necessary logon information, links to course materials and telephone number (used for the audio portion of training). This confirmation will be sent out prior to the workshop
Why take this course?
Are you currently responsible for providing union listing information using Passport? Do you want to learn how to contribute local holdings information to your current or future serial records in OCLC WorldCat? This course will assist you in making the transition to using the new Connexion Browser interface for union listing.
Topics covered include
-Accessing and selecting bibliographic records for union listing
-Searching for local holding records
-Editing and deleting local holdings records
-Adding and deriving new local holdings records
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