ShareIdaho Tutorials and Training
Support tools, tutorials, and links to training for a ShareIdaho functions and tools.
Support tools, tutorials, and links to training for a ShareIdaho functions and tools.
Cataloging and Metadata Subscription
An overview of standards underlying library cataloging, with links to tool sources, provided by the American Library Association.
ABLE has been providing library basics for library staff worldwide since 1998. Over 5,000 ABLE Course Completion Certificates have been printed and distributed to individuals in 32 countries.
Discover how to open the MARC 21 field help for fixed and variable fields using the MARC 21 editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
Connexion is a full-service online cataloging tool backed by OCLC’s 40+ years of cataloging experience. Connexion lets you create and edit high-quality bibliographic and authority records and then share them with the entire OCLC cooperative, which benefits libraries worldwide.
New Connexion Users
- Searching WorldCat – OCLC Tutorial
- Editing Bibliographic Records – OCLC Support
- Taking Actions on Bibliographic Records – OCLC Support
Cataloging Original Records
Advanced Functions
- Create Constant Data in Connexion Browser – OCLC Support
- Apply Constant Data in Connexion Browser – OCLC Support
- Control Headings in Bibliographic Records – OCLC Support
- Local Holdings Overview – OCLC Support
- Search for Local Holdings Records – OCLC Support
- Create Local Holdings Records – OCLC Support
- Maintain Local Holdings Records – OCLC Support
- Local Holdings Constant Data – OCLC Support
CatExpress is a simple-to-use copy cataloging solution that lets you get materials in your catalog faster with WorldCat MARC records. The CatExpress UI within Connexion browser will be discontinued on April 30, 2024.
WorldCat Data Sync allows you to synchronize your local holdings with WorldCat to make them visible to users, other libraries, and to connect Idaho collections.
A Holdings Registration Service subscription will register collection holdings in WorldCat for lending to OCLC members through WorldShare ILL, analyzing your collection using OCLC’s Collection Evaluation service and making your library’s holdings visible in WorldCat.org.
WorldShare Collection Manager is a cataloging tool that helps you streamline and automate records management for your electronic and print collections in one place to help you save staff time while improving collection discovery and access.
- Collection Manager: Live and Recorded Classes
- Manage your account – OCLC training path
Instruction to complete a request form, create an account, manage an account, reset passwords, etc. - Choose and Learn How to use Collection Manager – OCLC Learning Path
Learn about the different options available for using Collection Manager. Find a learning path for the Collection Manager options that work for your library.