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INFOhio Expanded Cataloging Services
OCLC WorldCat Access

Click for OCLC's introduction to WorldCat.INFOhio has joined with Ohio's Information Technology Centers (ITCs) that support INFOhio to purchase an expanded cataloging subscription from OHIONET/OCLC. The expanded cataloging service allows schools automated with INFOhio to access OCLC WorldCat using the SmartPort feature; they can import an unlimited number of bibliographic records throughout the 2007-2008 school year.

The OCLC WorldCat bibliographic database contains more than 85 million records from all types of libraries worldwide. WorkFlows® users can select and download individual bibliographic records by using SmartPort. A SmartPort connection to WorldCat has been established through each Information Technology Center (ITC), so WorkFlows users need no separate username or password to access WorldCat.

This expanded cataloging service has been funded by INFOhio and the ITCs. INFOhio will use the 2007-2008 school year to evaluate the service to determine its continuation. INFOhio will also be working with the schools and ITCs to determine ongoing service costs and funding options.

This is in lieu of the more limited CatExpress subscriptions previously available through INFOhio. School libraries that are not automated with INFOhio may subscribe to CatExpress directly through OHIONET for 2007-2008 and will retrieve exported records directly from OCLC's Web site (rather than the INFOhio Web site). OHIONET will provide support. Contact Roman Panchyshyn, 800-686-8975, ext. 10, memserv@ohionet.org.

There is no limit to the number of OCLC records schools can capture, but we do encourage library staff to use SmartPort to search the INFOhio Curriculum Resource Catalog first, as those records may contain standard alignments that are not found elsewhere.

Documentation and Support
The INFOhio documentation for SmartPort -- both C client and Java client -- has been updated to reflect the addition of the OCLC WorldCat database. Please refer questions about using SmartPort or problems connecting  to the OCLC WorldCat database to the appropriate ITC provider.

Technical Specifications
The following port and IP address range will need to be open in order for schools to use OCLC WorldCat via SmartPort:
Port: 210
IP: 132.174.11.*
Domain: ZCAT.OCLC.ORG

 

Last Updated on August 3, 2007

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