WorldShare® Record Manager cataloging
Create new WorldCat® records one at a time for print and electronic items to make your library’s rare and distinctive items discoverable. Save time by enriching and sharing existing records, setting and deleting your library’s holdings, and exporting WorldCat records for local use. Choose the service that best meets the needs of your unique library.
| Edit records in MARC tag view (such as "245") | Yes |
| Edit records in MARC text view (such as "Title") | Yes Limited to books, audiobooks, images, sound recordings, and videos. |
| Edit bibliographic records in Dublin Core view | No |
| Edit bibliographic records using non-Latin scripts | Yes |
| Create new authority and bibliographic records for original cataloging | Yes |
| Create, edit and delete Local Holdings Records (LHRs) | Yes |
| Move Local Holdings Records (LHRs) to a different bibliographic record | Yes |
| Manage Local Bibliographic Data (LBD) | Yes |
| Import MARC records | No |
| Use Constant Data to store and apply frequently used text | Yes |
| Check spelling | Yes Relies on user's browser spellcheck features. |
| Work offline, not connected to OCLC | No |
| Export records to a file | Yes |
| Export records via a TCP/IP connection | Yes |
| Export records via an OCLC Gateway Export session to display messages from your local system | Yes |
| Export records via a printer/comm port | Yes |
| Export records in MARC 21 format | Yes Authority and bibliographic records with MARC-8 or UTF-8 Unicode character set in Latin script or non-Latin scripts. |
| Export records in Dublin Core format | Yes |
| Export records in MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) format | Yes |
| Catalog for other libraries using Agent functionality | Coming soon |
| Store user-specific customization | Yes Set preferences for each user. |
| Macros | No. However, some functions commonly performed using Connexion macros are replicated using native features. |
| Dewey Cutter tools | Yes |
| Interface language | English French Chinese - Simplified Chinese - Traditional German Japanese Korean Spanish Dutch |
| Validate records | Yes |
| Add holdings to bibliographic records | Yes |
| Upgrade authority and WorldCat bibliographic records | Yes |
| View total number of library holdings on bibliographic records | Yes |
| Display list of libraries that hold bibliographic records | Yes |
| Delete holdings on bibliographic records | Yes |
| Delete own bibliographic record | Yes |
| Control authorized headings in bibliographic records and link the headings to the Authority File record | Yes Access to additional authority files, including: Library of Congress, Canadiana, Library and Archives Canada, German National Library, Māori Subject Headings, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), NTA Names (Dutch Royal Library), The Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus, and RVM (Répertoire de vedettes-matière). |
| Autosuggest LC and Canadiana Names | Yes |
| Autosuggest FAST subject headings | Yes |
| Submit bibliographic records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing | No |
| Submit Library of Congress authority records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing | Yes |
| Process multiple actions at one time | Yes Using bulk actions for local bibliographic data and local holdings records. |
| Print labels | Yes Label formats: Custom, A12360, L7651, SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB. |
| Create label file | Yes |
| Access WorldCat® | Yes |
| Access LC Name and Subject Authority Files, including distributed and superseded versions of records | Yes Access to additional authority files, including: Canadiana, Library and Archives Canada, German National Library, Māori Subject Headings, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), NTA Names (Dutch Royal Library), The Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus, and RVM (Répertoire de vedettes-matière) |
| Use online save file stored locally for temporary record storage | Yes Shared between Connexion and Record Manager. |
| Use offline save file stored locally for temporary record storage | No |