Features comparison chart – Connexion browser and WorldShare Record Manager
As of 30 April 2024 Connexion browser has been discontinued. Record Manager is already included in your cataloging subscription, so we encourage you to access the application today.
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Edit records in MARC tag view (such as "245") | Yes | Yes |
| Edit records in MARC text view (such as "Title") | No | Yes Limited to books, audiobooks, images, sound recordings, and videos. |
| Edit bibliographic records in Dublin Core view | Yes | No |
| Edit bibliographic records using non-Latin scripts | No | Yes |
| Transliterate Latin text to non-Latin text | No | Yes (Arabic, Persian, and eight languages written in Cyrillic script) |
| Create new authority and bibliographic records for original cataloging | Yes | Yes |
| Create, edit, and delete local holdings records (LHRs) | Yes | Yes |
| Move local holdings records (LHRs) to a different bibliographic record | No | Yes |
| Manage local bibliographic data (LBD) | No | Yes |
| Import MARC records | Yes MARC-8 character set. | No |
| Use constant data for bibliographic records to store and apply frequently used text | Yes | Yes |
| Use constant data for local holdings records (LHRs) to store and apply frequently used text | Yes | Yes |
| Use constant data for authority records to store and apply frequently used text | Yes | No |
| Check spelling | No | Yes Relies on user's browser spellcheck features. |
| Work offline, not connected to OCLC | No | No |
| Search WorldCat Entities and add identifiers to MARC records | No | Yes |
| Create WorldCat Entities and add identifiers to MARC records | No | Yes Available to OCLC Meridian subscribers only. |
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Validate records | Yes | Yes |
| Add holdings to bibliographic records | Yes | Yes |
| Upgrade authority and WorldCat bibliographic records | Yes | Yes |
| View total number of library holdings on bibliographic records | Yes | Yes |
| Display list of libraries that hold bibliographic records | Yes | Yes |
| Delete holdings on bibliographic records | Yes | Yes |
| Delete own bibliographic record | No | Yes |
| Control authorized headings in bibliographic records and link the headings to the Authority File record | Yes LC only. | Yes Access to additional authority files, including:
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| Autosuggest LC and Canadiana Names | No | Yes |
| Autosuggest FAST subject headings | No | Yes |
| Submit bibliographic records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing | Yes | No |
| Submit Library of Congress authority records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing | Yes | Yes |
| Submit Canadiana authority records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing | No | Yes |
| Process multiple actions at one time | No. You can mark records for export and label print, retrieve the marked records, and process the group at once. | Yes Using bulk actions for local bibliographic data and local holdings records. |
| Print labels | Yes Label formats: SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB. | Yes Label formats: Custom, A12360, L7651, SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB. |
| Create label file | Yes | Yes |
| View other libraries’ local holdings records (LHRs) | Yes | Yes |
| Create a customizable condensed bibliographic record search results list | No | Yes |
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Export records to a file | Yes | Yes |
| Export records via a TCP/IP connection | Yes | Yes |
| Export records via an OCLC Gateway Export session to display messages from your local system | No | Yes |
| Export records via a printer/comm port | No | Yes |
| Export records in MARC 21 format | 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 or non-Latin scripts. |
| Export records in Dublin Core format | Yes Bibliographic records, Dublin Core Simple or Qualified in HTML and RDF. | Yes |
| Export records in MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) format | No | Yes |
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Access WorldCat® | Yes | Yes |
| Access LC Name and Subject Authority Files, including distributed and superseded versions of records | Yes | Yes Access to additional authority files, including:
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| Use online save file stored locally for temporary record storage | Yes Shared between Connexion and Record Manager. | Yes Shared between Connexion and Record Manager. |
| Use offline save file stored locally for temporary record storage | No | No |
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Set and delete WorldCat holdings for other libraries using agent functionality | Yes | Yes |
| Maintain local holdings records (LHRs) for other libraries using agent functionality | Yes | Yes |
| Store user-specific customization | Yes Set preferences for each authorization number. | Yes Set preferences for each user. |
| Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Macros | No | No. However, some functions commonly performed using Connexion macros are replicated using native features. |
| Dewey Cutter tools | Yes | Yes |
| Interface language | English | English French Chinese - Simplified Chinese - Traditional German Italian Japanese Korean Spanish Dutch |
| Cataloging statistics | Institution summary and cataloger specific statistics available at the OCLC Usage Statistics site. | Institution summary statistics available within the Analytics tab of your library’s WorldShare interface. |