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OCLC Connexion client interface now available

For those who prefer the familiarity and power of a desktop application over Web-based tools, a Windows-based interface to OCLC Connexion is ready. Libraries can download and use the new OCLC Connexion client with existing authorizations and passwords. The first release includes interactive online cataloging functionality along with macros and labels. Additional functionality will be added in future releases, including a macro recorder, additional authorities functionality, local files and batch processing.

Connexion is OCLC's flagship cataloging service, a powerful, flexible suite of tools with built-in access to WorldCat, the world's largest bibliographic database. Both this Windows-based client interface and a Web-based browser interface are available, as well as many new features, including an enhanced save file, no record size limitations, linked headings from bibliographic records to authority records and keyword searching in the Authority File.

Learn more about the Connexion client
Connexion client overview
Connexion client documentation

Florida and North Carolina county library systems
recognized by new WebJunction awards program

The Polk County Library System (North Carolina) and Lee County Library System (Florida) have earned the first Technology Planning awards from WebJunction, an online resource that assists public libraries and other institutions that offer public access computing to share knowledge and experience in providing technology to patrons.

Announcement
WebJunction Web Site

OCLC Members Council to meet October 26-28

The first meeting for fiscal 2003/2004 will focus on innovative services needed for the 21st Century.

What are the most important challenges that libraries face in the next two to three years?
What are the opportunities for OCLC, the networks and service centers, and how does Members Council prioritize them?

In addition, Members Council delegates also will discuss how to improve the communication process between council and the OCLC cooperative. If you are interested in contributing ideas for discussion, please contact your Members Council delegates or your network or service center.

OCLC Members Council

OCLC welcomes the following new member libraries

Beveridge & Diamond
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
OCLC Symbol: DQL
OCLC Network: CAPCON

Trinity College Carmarthen
Location: Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
OCLC Symbol: UKTCC
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA

St. Augustine's Seminary Library
Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
OCLC Symbol: CNSAS
OCLC Network: OCLC Canada

More information about OCLC participating institutions

WorldCat update

Every 12 seconds an OCLC member library adds a new record to WorldCat, which contains more than 53 million records representing 897,307,702 holding locations as of October 11, 2003. Every 4 seconds an OCLC member library fills an interlibrary loan request using WorldCat, which has supported 129,985,116 interlibrary loan requests as of October 11, 2003. A library user searches WorldCat using the OCLC FirstSearch service every second.

See the latest WorldCat record

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