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Products and Services : Cataloging and Metadata

Batch Processing

Automatically add, change and cancel holdings information on large numbers of catalog records
OCLC Batch Processing is a cataloging option that enables all types and sizes of libraries and library groups to add and maintain large numbers of catalog records and library holdings information to WorldCat. Use the service to maintain your holdings information and receive MARC records.

CatExpress

A simple-to-use copy cataloging tool
CatExpress is a fast and easy copy cataloging solution, designed for any library that needs a streamlined tool for obtaining full MARC records and printing labels.

Connexion

A full-service online cataloging tool
Connexion is a robust suite of tools and services backed by OCLC's 35+ years of cataloging experience. Its enhanced features provide unparalleled flexibility for libraries and other allied institutions. Connexion lets you create and edit high-quality bibliographic and authority records, then share them with the entire OCLC cooperative, which benefits libraries around the world.

Contract Cataloging

Multiple levels of service, from copy cataloging to record creation, to physical processing
OCLC Contract Cataloging services offer cataloging solutions for any size library. Let our team of experts help with all your cataloging needs, including new acquisitions, special collections and backlogs.

Dewey® Services

Dewey Decimal Classification for use with OCLC's online cataloging services
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system, devised by library pioneer Melvil Dewey in the 1870s and owned by OCLC since 1988, provides a dynamic structure for the organization of library collections. Now in its 22nd edition, and available in print and Web versions, the DDC is the world’s most widely used library classification system.

eSerials Holdings

Automatically add and maintain holdings information on electronic serials
Make your library’s electronic serials collection more visible to users and staff by adding your electronic serials holdings to WorldCat in an efficient and cost-effective way. Increase the value of the investments your library has made in your electronic serials collection, serials management services and in WorldCat.

OCLC-MARC Record Delivery

Transfer or import WorldCat records into a local system

A variety of WorldCat services generate bibliographic records in OCLC-MARC format. OCLC makes copies of these records available for you to import to your local system to keep your local holdings in synch with your holdings in WorldCat. Downloading records on a regular basis makes it easier for your systems staff to manage and upload them into your OPAC.

Terminologies Service

Multiple thesauri in a single interface
Use multiple thesauri through a single interface.

WorldCat Cataloging Partners

OCLC record delivery in coordination with your vendor orders
Through a collaborative effort with materials vendors, corresponding OCLC MARC records are delivered with the materials you order through participating vendor partners. Additionally, your library’s holdings are set automatically in WorldCat.

WorldCat Collection Sets

Pre-packaged sets of records for vendor materials, and ongoing record delivery as titles are added
WorldCat Collection Sets save you the trouble of cataloging newly purchased sets of microform, nonmicroform, and electronic content by providing you a matching set of complete MARC bibliographic records ready to load into your local catalog.