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Forms

Access and authorization
WorldCat and Authority Record Quality Control Request
Index of forms

Ordering

Ordering information
Online Service Center

Cataloging tools

Authorities: Format and Indexes
Bibliographic Formats and Standards
MARC Code Lists
Connexion documentation
- Connexion Browser
- Connexion Client
Dewey Decimal Classification updates
Quality control
Searching WorldCat Indexes
Tools for cataloging electronic resources
RDA and OCLC
Expert Community
VIAF: The Virtual International Authority File

WorldCat

Create a WorldCat link
Dynamic OPAC linking to WorldCat.org for "Nearby Libraries" results
National libraries in WorldCat
Put a WorldCat search box on your Web site
Setting up "deep" catalog links from WorldCat.org
Watch WorldCat grow
WorldCat Record Use Policy
WorldCat search plug-ins
WorldCat Web Services

General-use tools

Documentation
Directory of OCLC Libraries
OCLC Cataloging Authorization Levels for Record Actions and Upgrades
RSS feeds
System alerts
Technical Bulletins
Training materials
WebJunction

FirstSearch tools

Database information

Resource Sharing tools

Custom holdings
Document suppliers

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