About batch searching

Overview

• The client uses your default bibliographic local save file to store search keys you enter until you run the batch.
• Enter searches the same way you enter command line searches interactively, using full search syntax. See Perform a command line search for more information.
  Or
  Import search keys from a text file (*.txt) that contains each search key on a separate line.

   Note: You cannot enter browse terms for batch processing because browsing scans an index and returns a dynamic list of terms that cannot be stored in a local file as can records retrieved by a search.

• After the batch runs, search results are downloaded to the same local file.
• In addition to running batch WorldCat searches, batch download records from the bibliographic online save file.
• Non-Latin scripts are available for WorldCat batch searches.

Non-Latin scripts

The Connexion client supports using these non-Latin scripts for constructing WorldCat search terms: Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Syriac, Tamil, and Thai.

Set up for batch searching

Navigate to Tools > Options > Batch tab to check or change the following options for batch searching:

• Maximum number of search results to download (default: 1 record; maximum: 150 records).
• Retain batch search keys for searches that:
  • Find too many matches
  • Find no matches or produce an error (default: all settings cleared)
• Display or print batch reports automatically as soon as the batch is completed (default: batch reports display automatically but do not print automatically).