Brief overview of the Catexpress (an OCLC product) for cataloging.

1. GETTING EFFICIENT WITH CATEXPRESS
Log in and copy catalog using records already in WorldCat.
Manage electronic collections and automatically receive upgraded MARC records
at no additional charge with access to WorldShare Metadata (manage
collections).
Use WorldShare Collection Manager cataloging partner collections service at no
extra charge to automatically receive OCLC MARC records that match the
materials ordered through a participating vendor and to have your holdings set
automatically in WorldCat.
Easily print spine and pocket labels for your library materials with the Cataloging
Label Program. Four label formats are available. The free Microsoft
Windows® software lets you add print constants and volume numbers, print
multiple copies and save labels to file for batch printing. Pin feed and laser stock
are supported as well.

2. GETTING EFFICIENT WITH CATEXPRESS
 Robust searching of WorldCat (OCLC) - by standard number, keywords or title
in the basic search or by many other indexes (e.g., publisher name or location
call numbers) with Boolean operators in the advanced search.
 Limits to reduce erroneous and poor quality results (Limit results in the
advanced search by date, format, language and Internet-only resources and
sort results by title, author or date).
 Checks to see if your library already has a record for the matching item
(Ownership status is indicated both in brief lists and on the full record display.
If you no longer have the item in your collection, simply click Delete Holdings;
the status change is immediate).
 Local data input allows you to enter information for your local catalog,
including call number, cutter, bar code number and public notes. Set multiple
852 location fields for additional copies (if you do that)

3. GETTING EFFICIENT WITH CATEXPRESS
Use language to limit
the number of records
to English language
cataloging ONLY –
unless your work is
rare or in a different
language, no need to
expand!
Use numeric searches
(Standard numbers)
LCCN use prefix ln:

4. GETTING EFFICIENT WITH CATEXPRESS
Use advanced
searching for
format and
more
Dx (description
conventions =
rda) will
retrieve rda
records only
Connexion
users works for
you, too!

5. GETTING EFFICIENT WITH CATEXPRESS
I like to use
date as my sort
The more
precise in your
initial search,
the less results
to wade
through

6. DISCUSSION
What if none of the records
are good or you do not find
a match? What should you
do?