NEBASE Hour: Cataloging with CatExpress Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE May 2, 2007

OCLC CatExpress is... A Web-based, copy-cataloging interface to OCLC’s WorldCat™ Aimed at libraries and groups or consortia who catalog 7000 titles or less per year Subscription-priced, based on your library’s anticipated activity level

A Web-based, copy-cataloging interface to OCLC’s WorldCat™

Aimed at libraries and groups or consortia who catalog 7000 titles or less per year

Subscription-priced, based on your library’s anticipated activity level

Benefits of CatExpress Fast, efficient cataloging Access to OCLC’s WorldCat™ Access from any workstation with Internet access Easy to learn, simple to use (no knowledge of MARC necessary)

Fast, efficient cataloging

Access to OCLC’s WorldCat™

Access from any workstation with Internet access

Easy to learn, simple to use (no knowledge of MARC necessary)

Benefits, continued Predictable, affordable pricing Empowers your library to Search for all types of materials Acquire bibliographic records in MARC format Maintain holdings in WorldCat™ Perform limited record editing Print spine and pocket labels Robust Help: field definitions, explanations of available options

Predictable, affordable pricing

Empowers your library to

Search for all types of materials

Acquire bibliographic records in MARC format

Maintain holdings in WorldCat™

Perform limited record editing

Print spine and pocket labels

Robust Help: field definitions, explanations of available options

How CatExpress Works Log onto OCLC CatExpress Search WorldCat™ Choose preferred record Add local information to record OCLC-MARC record available same day or next day Transaction reports monthly

Log onto OCLC CatExpress

Search WorldCat™

Choose preferred record

Add local information to record

OCLC-MARC record available same day or next day

Transaction reports monthly

What’s Included All CatExpress searching Setting holdings (update, not produce) Printing spine and pocket labels Access and User Support MARC Record file for loading into your local system

All CatExpress searching

Setting holdings (update, not produce)

Printing spine and pocket labels

Access and User Support

MARC Record file for loading into your local system

Check it out! CatExpress tutorial: http://www.oclc.org/support/training/ catexpress/tutorial/ NEBASE CatExpress web site: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/ nebase/catx.html

CatExpress tutorial:

http://www.oclc.org/support/training/ catexpress/tutorial/

NEBASE CatExpress web site:

http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/ nebase/catx.html

FREE Trial Month! No-risk way to see if CatExpress is right for you and your library What kind of hit rate will you receive? How can the records from OCLC be processed by your local system? Do real work with CatExpress, before committing to a subscription Free month is June 2007

No-risk way to see if CatExpress is right for you and your library

What kind of hit rate will you receive?

How can the records from OCLC be processed by your local system?

Do real work with CatExpress, before committing to a subscription

Free month is June 2007

Questions? Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE [email_address] 800-307-2665

Christa Burns

OCLC Member Services Coordinator

NEBASE

[email_address]

800-307-2665