OCLC Connexion Searching enhancements

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OCLC ConnexionSearching enhancements

• Connexion Editing Techniques
• Brought to you by
• WiLS

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Agenda

• Documentation
• Screen options
• Constructing searches
• Demo/questions

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Some Big Changes

• Punctuation refined
• Keyword expanded
• colon
• Multiple terms can be entered together and search
  words separately, or as a phrase within a
  subfield
• scan (or browse) an index
• New browse indexes, not just title
• Browse keywords, too
• Phrase searching introduced
• equals sign
• Left-anchored, any subfield
• Whole phrase searches across subfields

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The easiest way to find Connexion documentation
is from Connexion itself
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The Documents

• Connexion Searching WorldCat Quick Reference
  (05/05)
• Cataloging Search WorldCat (March 2005)
• Technical Bulletin 251 Connexion WorldCat
  Searching (November 2004)
• Revised Searching WorldCat Index Labels (also in
  TB 251)
• Searching WorldCat User Guide (caution not
  completely updated yet)
• Also helpful tutorial module on searching

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Search WorldCat in browser

• Get to the search dialog
• Cataloging tab
• Shortcut key
• Option to minimize whichever search area you
  dont use

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Search WorldCat dialog box in client

• 3 routes to access dialog box
• Menu at the top
• Toolbar icon
• F2 shortcut key
• General options in the dialog box
• Command line and keyword/numeric search areas
  completely separate
• Expand or collapse box size
• ? Key offers handy tips

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Constructing searches

• Keyword/numeric tools search section
• /- buttons for more/fewer terms
• Boolean operators (and, or, not)
• Terms include index keys to aid in constructing
  command line searches (some keys have changed)
• Command line
• Must use index keys for keyword or phrase
  searches
• Derived searches (4,2,2,1 or 4,3,1 etc.) as usual
• ISBN doesnt need an index key

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Wildcards! And more
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Demo

• Command line
• Keyword/numeric

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Demo

• Whole phrase searching
• Left anchored
• Searches across subfields but NOT b of 245!

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Advanced topics

• Qualify searches
• Slashes or index labels for format, years,
  microform or source qualifiers.
• New options in command line searching (see
  TB 251)
• Combine searches
• Exp chuc,ber, and tichess box/dlc
• Some restrictions apply! See the documentation

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Browse aka Scan an index

• Use sca in command line, or,
• Use the separate browse dialog box or tab

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WiLS Connexion Editing Techniques

• July 12- tentatively, Whats New With 1.40
• Plus
• Labels, part 1 editing
• August 9- Labels, part 2 printing
• Contact me with suggestions
• jrichard_at_wils.wisc.edu
• 608-263-5051