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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.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="highlightbox section">  <div class="hbox "> <div class="highlightbox parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h3>Jump to</h3> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p><a href="#record">Record editing and creation</a></p> <p><a href="#actions">Actions</a></p> <p><a href="#output">Record output</a></p> <p><a href="#databases">Databases and files</a></p> <p><a href="#system">System access</a></p> <p><a href="#misc">Miscellaneous</a></p> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="record"></a>Record editing and creation</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background: white;" width="14%"> </th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager simplified</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Connexion client</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Z39.50 Cataloging</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldCat Metadata API</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Edit records in MARC tag view (such as "245")</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Limited to adding local fields.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Edit records in MARC text view (such as "Title")</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Limited to books, audiobooks, images, sound recordings, and videos.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Limited to adding local fields.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Edit bibliographic records using non-Latin scripts</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Transliterate Latin text to non-Latin text</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(Arabic, Persian, and eight languages written in Cyrillic script)</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(Arabic, Persian)</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Create new authority and bibliographic records for original cataloging</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(bibliographic records only)</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Create, edit, and delete local holdings records (LHRs)</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Move local holdings records (LHRs) to a different bibliographic record</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Manage local bibliographic data (LBD)</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Import MARC records</strong></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">MARC-8 or Unicode (UTF-8) character set.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Use constant data for bibliographic records to store and apply frequently used text</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Use constant data for local holdings records (LHRs) to store and apply frequently used text</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Use constant data for authority records to store and apply frequently used text</strong></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Check spelling</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Relies on user's browser spellcheck features.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Relies on user's browser spellcheck features.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Work offline, not connected to OCLC</strong></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Search WorldCat Entities and add identifiers to MARC records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Create WorldCat Entities and add identifiers to MARC records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Available to <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/meridian.html">OCLC Meridian</a> subscribers only.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="actions"></a>Actions</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background: white;" width="14%"> </th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager simplified</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Connexion client</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Z39.50 Cataloging</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldCat Metadata API</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Validate records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Add holdings to bibliographic records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Upgrade authority and WorldCat bibliographic records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>View total number of library holdings on bibliographic records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Display list of libraries that hold bibliographic records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Delete holdings on bibliographic records</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Delete own bibliographic record</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Control authorized headings in bibliographic records and link the headings to the Authority File record</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Access to additional authority files, including: <br /> <br /> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>AAT </strong>(Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>BNE</strong> (Biblioteca Nacional de España)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>Canadiana</strong> (French Names and Canadian Subjects)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>FAST </strong>(Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)<br /> </li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>GND Authorities</strong> (German Integrated Authority file)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>LC</strong> (Library of Congress)<br /> </li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>Māori Subject Headings</strong></li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>MeSH Authorities</strong> (Medical Subject Headings)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>NTA Names</strong> (Dutch Names)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>RVM</strong> (Répertoire de vedettes-matière)</li> </ul> </span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">LC only.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Functions are performed automatically when record is added to the database.</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Autosuggest LC and Canadiana Names</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Autosuggest FAST subject headings</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Submit bibliographic records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing</strong></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Submit Library of Congress authority records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Submit Canadiana authority records to other institutions for review prior to finalizing</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Process multiple actions at one time</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Using bulk actions for local bibliographic data and local holdings records.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes. <span class="yes-fix">You can set holding and send to export list in one action.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Print labels</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Label formats: A12360, L7651, SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB, or any other label format by using the Custom option.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Label formats: A12360, L7651, SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB, or any other label format by using the Custom option.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Label formats: SP1, SL4, SL6, SLB.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Create label list or file</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>View other libraries’ local holdings records (LHRs)</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Create a customizable condensed bibliographic record search results list</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Compare bibliographic records side-by-side</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="output"></a>Record output</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background: white;" width="14%"> </th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager simplified</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Connexion client</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Z39.50 Cataloging</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldCat Metadata API</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records to a file</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records via a TCP/IP connection</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records via an OCLC Gateway Export session to display messages from your local system</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records via a printer or comm port</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records in MARC 21 format</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Authority and bibliographic records with MARC-8 or UTF-8 Unicode character set in Latin or non-Latin scripts.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Bibliographic records with MARC-8 or UTF-8 Unicode character set in Latin or non-Latin scripts.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Authority and bibliographic records with MARC-8 or UTF-8 Unicode character set in Latin or non-Latin scripts.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(bibliographic records only)</span></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records in Dublin Core format</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Bibliographic records, Dublin Core Qualified in XML with the UTF-8 Unicode character set.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records in MARCXML format</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Export records in MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) format</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(bibliographic records only)</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">(bibliographic records only)</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="databases"></a>Databases and files</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background: white;" width="14%"> </th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager simplified</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Connexion client</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Z39.50 Cataloging</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldCat Metadata API</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Access WorldCat®</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes </td> <td class="yes">Yes </td> <td class="yes">Yes </td> <td class="yes">Yes </td> <td class="yes">Yes </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Access LC Name and Subject Authority Files, including distributed and superseded versions of records </strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Access to additional authority files, including:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>AAT </strong>(Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>BNE</strong> (Biblioteca Nacional de España)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>Canadiana</strong> (French Names and Canadian Subjects)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>FAST </strong>(Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>GND Authorities</strong> (German Integrated Authority file)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>LC </strong>(Library of Congress)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>Māori Subject Headings</strong></li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>MeSH Authorities</strong> (Medical Subject Headings)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>NTA Names</strong> (Dutch Names)</li> <li style="font-size: 12.0px;"><strong>RVM</strong> (Répertoire de vedettes-matière)</li> </ul> </span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Use online save file stored locally for temporary record storage</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Shared between Connexion and Record Manager.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Shared between Connexion and Record Manager.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Use offline save file stored locally for temporary record storage</strong></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="yes">Yes</td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="system"></a>System access</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" 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customization</strong></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Set preferences for each user.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Set preferences for each user.</span></td> <td class="yes">Yes <span class="yes-fix">Set preferences for each user of the workstation.</span></td> <td class="no">No</td> <td class="no">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2><a id="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h2> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background: white;" width="14%"> </th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldShare Record Manager simplified</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Connexion client</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">Z39.50 Cataloging</th> <th width="14%" valign="top">WorldCat Metadata API</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td><strong>Macros</strong></td> <td class="no">No. However, 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