Connexion client 1.20 includes batch processing, new NACO functionality, enhanced local file management

A new version of the Connexion client, the Windows-based interface to OCLC’s flagship cataloging service, is ready for download from the OCLC Web site. Version 1.20 includes includes these enhancements:

NACO functionality. Create and add new authority records, lock and replace existing records and submit records for review by Library of Congress staff or peer reviewers.
Batch processing. Enter search keys offline and process in batch mode to efficiently save records from WorldCat. Mark actions on multiple records and process all at once, including actions such as Update Holdings, Export and Label Print.
Local files. Set up individual or shared local save and constant data files that are stored on your workstation or a local network drive. Use local files when logged on or working offline.

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What will be the top technology trends for 2005?

Here are some of the top trends that will dominate the world of technology in 2005, according to Red Herring, a media company that covers innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. How will these trends impact libraries?

The Web goes to “pieces.” Don’t blink—Web services become real.
Home sweet digital home. Will the PC, the TV or some other device be the new media center in the home? The war for the living room intensifies.
Internet telephony. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), the technology that sends phone calls over the Internet, becomes a household word.
Where is that file? The amount of information people store on personal computers is exploding. Desktop search tools, still in their infancy in 2004, see significant growth.
The end of Moore’s Law. The rule that says computer chips have twice the power of their predecessors every 18 months runs into an even higher authority—the laws of physics. Recent evidence suggests that the great leaps forward in computing power become smaller hops.

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The winner is......QuestionPoint!

At the second annual International Information Industry Awards in London, Chasing the Sun, a virtual reference service between libraries in Australia and the United Kingdom, won first place for the Best Information/Knowledge Team in a Public Sector Environment. A consortium of 30 libraries, Chasing the Sun uses QuestionPoint to support the urgent, after-hours information needs of health care professionals.

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California State University San Marcos enters 141 millionth request into OCLC ILL service

Created on December 7, the request was for the article, “A Follow-up Evaluation of the Houston Parent-Child Development Center: School Performance” from the periodical Journal of Early Intervention. The 140 millionth ILL request was created on November 1.

Cal State San Marcos Library
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OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

Heritage Elementary
Location: Streamwood, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILHER
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Highland Elementary School
Location: Elgin, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILHIE
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Hillcrest Elementary School
Location: Elgin, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILHCE
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Laurel Hill Elementary School
Location: Hanover Park, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILLHE
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Nature Ridge Elementary School
Location: Bartlett, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILNRE
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Membership guidelines and protocols

WorldCat update

Every 10 seconds an OCLC member library adds a new record to WorldCat, which contained more than 57 million records representing 950,722,112 holding locations as of December 11, 2004. Every 4 seconds an OCLC member library fills an interlibrary loan request using WorldCat, which has supported 141,088,090 interlibrary loan requests as of December 11, 2004. A library user searches WorldCat using the OCLC FirstSearch service every second.

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