WorldShare Record Manager videos

Introduction to Record Manager

Run time: 10:45

This video provides an introduction to what you can accomplish with WorldShare Record Manager, to help familiarize you with the interface and its purpose.

Get started with WorldShare Record Manager

Run time: 20:05

This video is intended to help you get started using WorldShare Record Manager for searching WorldCat and for performing basic copy cataloging tasks such as editing records, setting holdings, and exporting records. You will also learn where you can find additional training and documentation on Record Manager.

Searching WorldCat: Basic searching

Run time: 7:39

This video shows how to perform a basic search in WorldShare Record Manager.

Searching WorldCat: Advanced searching

Run time: 9:51

This video shows how to perform an advanced search, using multiple indexes and qualifiers in WorldShare Record Manager.

Searching WorldCat: Expert searching

Run time: 10:38

This video shows how to perform an expert search in WorldShare Record Manager. It also briefly discusses how to get help constructing a search by using Searching WorldCat Indexes.

Edit WorldCat bibliographic records

Run time: 12:09

This video demonstrates the mechanics of editing bibliographic records in WorldShare Record Manager. Includes inserting, deleting, and moving fields; reformat; guided entry; MARC field help; validation.

Field strings, text strings and constant data

Run time: 13:44

This video discusses and demonstrates how to create and apply field strings, text strings and bibliographic constant data in WorldShare Record Manager.

Creating labels

Run time: 10:44

This video shows how to create labels in WorldShare Record Manager. It includes steps to create label templates and to add items to a label print list.

Local bibliographic data

Run time: 6:30

This video explains how to create and edit local bibliographic data in WorldShare Record Manager and demonstrates its use in WorldCat Discovery.

Control headings

Run time: 10:20

This video shows you how to use WorldShare Record Manager to control headings. Controlling headings links name, series, and subject headings in bibliographic records to matching authority records, if available. If the authority record changes, the linked heading in the WorldCat record is updated automatically.

Original cataloging in Record Manager

Run time: 9:26

This video covers the mechanics of using WorldShare Record Manager to add original bibliographic records to WorldCat, including deriving a new record from an existing record and creating a record from a blank MARC workform.

MARC bibliographic basics

Run time: 6:10

This video is a very brief introduction to the MARC Bibliographic Format – just enough to help you determine which WorldCat records match the item you are cataloging, and help you select the appropriate record.

MARC authority records

Run time: 14:43

This video discusses the basic structure and purposes of MARC authority records.

Create and edit local holdings records for single part monographs in text view

Run time: 5:18

This video shows how to create local holdings records for single part monographs in text view in WorldShare Record Manager.

Create and edit local holdings records for multi-part monographs in text view

Run time: 8:19

This video shows how to create and edit local holdings records for multi-part monographs in text view.

Create and edit local holdings records for serials in text view

Run time: 8:33

This video shows how to create and edit local holdings records for serials in text view in WorldShare Record Manager.

Create and edit local holdings records for single part monographs in MARC21

Run time: 7:24

This video shows how to create and edit local holdings records for single part monographs in MARC21 in WorldShare Record Manager.

Create and edit local holdings records for multi-part monographs in MARC21

Run time: 11:16

This video shows how to create and edit local holdings records for multi-part monographs in MARC 21 in WorldShare Record Manager.

Create and edit local holdings records for serials in MARC21

Run time: 14:06

This video shows how to create and edit local holdings records for serials in MARC21 in WorldShare Record Manager.

Local holdings records for WMS libraries

Run time: 28:37

This video discusses standards and best practices for creating Local Holdings Records (LHRs) for WMS (WorldShare Management Services) libraries. This video will explain the MARC fields in LHRs which should be useful when editing LHRs created in Text view or MARC21 view. Also included is a discussion of coded pairs vs. textual holdings, and creating and editing summary statements for serials.

Using record work lists to edit local holdings records

Run time: 21:07

This video demonstrates how to use the record work lists in WorldShare Record Manager to edit large numbers of local holdings records.

Edit Shared Print commitment

Record Manager NACO Functionality

This video provides a brief overview that covers setting preferences in Record Manager to work with authority records.

Simplified cataloging: Search WorldCat

Run time:  22:58

In this video, you'll learn about searching WorldCat using the simplified cataloging interface in WorldShare Record Manager.  After watching the video, you'll be able to search WorldCat using standard numbers such as ISBN, keywords such as title or author, and advanced searches such as title phrase.  You'll also be able to switch between condensed and enhanced views of search results.

Simplified cataloging: Labels

Run time: 7:02

This video demonstrates using  the simplified cataloging  interface to create a label template and a label print list, send records to the label print list, edit labels as needed, print labels, and delete labels after printing.

Simplified cataloging: User preferences

Run time: 6:59

This video demonstrates how to set user preferences in the simplified cataloging interface for export format, basic and advanced searching, and MARC or text view of records.