Libraries use Connexion to create and edit quality bibliographic and authority records, which help users find the materials they need faster. Connexion facilitates sharing of records with the entire OCLC cooperative, which benefits libraries worldwide.
Connexion provides unparalleled flexibility for libraries of all sizes. It's the culmination of OCLC's 30 years of cataloging expertise, and represents the future of OCLC shared cataloging services for your diverse and ever-expanding needs.
Behind it, the power of WorldCat
From basic copy cataloging to full original cataloging, Connexion integrates your cataloging with WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of bibliographic and library ownership information. WorldCat saves catalogers time by pooling knowledge and eliminating duplication of effort. Its encyclopedia coverage lets the average OCLC library copy-catalog 95 percent of its resources.
WorldCat includes records for various languages written in Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Greek, Thai and Tamil scripts. Each script includes multiple languages. For example: the Latin script includes English, French, and German; the Arabic script includes Arabic, Persian, and Urdu; the Hebrew script includes Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, and the Cyrillic script includes Russian, Ukranian, and Bulgarian.
Accurate holdings information you maintain with Connexion helps Internet searchers everywhere find your library and the things you own through the Open WorldCat program. WorldCat holdings also help you to analyze your collection and compare it to others, using the WorldCat Collection Analysis service and help thousands of libraries keep materials moving through the WorldCat Resource Sharing system.
Adapts to your existing processes
Different libraries perform cataloging in different ways, so Connexion's scalable design blends with any workflow and displays only the functionality required.
Your choice of interface
Connexion can be matched to the user or situation: An easy-to-master Web interface makes the service available anywhere via a standard browser, while the Windows-based client interface gives catalogers additional options and control, including interface language choices of Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, German, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish.
Should you use CatExpress?
If you're new to OCLC services and your library catalogs fewer than 7,000 titles per year, or you need basic copy cataloging functionality and record exporting, you may want to use the streamlined functionality of CatExpress. OCLC member libraries should use Connexion browser's copy-cataloging features under the Express tab.
