We're discontinuing Connexion browser on 30 April 2024. Record Manager is already included in your cataloging subscription, so we encourage you to begin your transition today.
Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
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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 |
Connexion browser | WorldShare Record Manager | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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. |