WorldShare Collection Manager
WorldShare Collection Manager helps you manage your library’s metadata for electronic and print resources on a collection level. Five collection types (knowledge base, query, cataloging partner, data sync, and WorldCat updates) allow you to receive and edit the information you need to save your staff time and help your users find and access resources through your catalog.
- Find instructions to Create a Collection Manager account.
- Choose your Collection Manager workflow. Determine which collection you need to use. Find step-by-step instructions for knowledge base collections, query collections, cataloging partner collections, data sync collections, WorldCat updates, and more.
- Get started
- Find the request form and instructions to manage your WorldShare Collection Manager account and view cataloging subscription requirement.
- Collection Manager institution settings
- Find descriptions of all the institution settings in Collection Manager. Institution settings apply across all of your collections. Use the documentation under a collection type to configure settings as part of a workflow.
- MARC Records
- Find help for Collection Manager MARC Records settings that apply across all of your collections. Collection-level settings and overrides allow you to get customized records with a single configuration of MARC Records settings for your institution.
- Collection Manager Activity History
- Find information about searching and using the Activity History in WorldShare Collection Manager.
- Knowledge base collections
- Use Collection Manager to manage your electronic resources and automatically maintain WorldCat holdings. Use your collection data with other OCLC services, display full-text links, and get WorldCat records.
- About knowledge base collections in Collection Manager
- Choose a method to add or create a knowledge base collection
- Configure institution settings
- Get WorldCat MARC records for knowledge base collections
- Use collection data with other services
- Maintain your knowledge base collections
- Cooperative management
- Knowledge base collection Activity History
- Title Work List
- Use the Title Work List to select and deselect Titles in bulk from one collection or multiple collections.
- Query collections
- Use Collection Manager to improve local catalog quality with a set of WorldCat MARC records. Create a query collection for electronic and print serials, new titles added with CONTENTdm, or to create a spreadsheet of your WorldCat holdings.
- Cataloging partner collections
- Use Collection Manager to get new print materials into circulation quickly. Ask your provider to send OCLC your electronic order information. Create a cataloging partner collection to set WorldCat holdings and get book spine labels and WorldCat MARC records that include your provider data.
- Data sync collections
- Use Collection Manager to synchronize your catalog with WorldCat. Create a data sync collection to maintain your holdings, local bibliographic data, and local holdings records in WorldCat. Match brief records in your local system to current WorldCat records to get a more complete representation of your holdings.
- WorldCat updates
- Use Collection Manager to keep your WorldCat MARC records up-to-date. Enable WorldCat updates to automatically receive updated MARC records for your holdings in WorldCat as WorldCat records are enhanced.
- Use Collection Manager with a CatExpress subscription or without a subscription
- Collection Manager is part of the value of your OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Subscription or your CatExpress subscription. Libraries without a cataloging subscription can get records for collections from selective providers.
- Use Collection Manager for content from a specific provider
- If your interest in content from a specific provider has lead you to Collection Manager, see a list of providers and provider-specific workflows. The instructions will guide you to get WorldCat records, holdings, and/or full-text links for content from your providers.
- Understand record processing
- Find information about default values in MARC records, files of records and file names, matching to records in WorldCat, data sync processing, and more.
- Understand reports
- Understand reports about records and files output from Collection Manager.
- WorldShare Collection Manager release notes and known issues
- Find WorldShare Collection Manager release notes and known issues. Release notes are documents that contain information about new product features and enhancements as installed in scheduled releases.
- 2025 WorldShare Collection Manager release notes
- 2024 WorldShare Collection Manager release notes
- 2023 WorldShare Collection Manager release notes
- 2022 WorldShare Collection Manager release notes
- 2021 WorldShare Collection Manager release notes
- 2021 WorldCat knowledge base re-architecture release guide
- Known issues
- WorldCat knowledge base data updates
- OCLC updates the WorldCat knowledge base every month. See which collections and providers were added or enhanced this month.
- WorldShare Collection Manager training
- Find training on WorldShare Collection Manager here.
- WorldShare Collection Manager learning paths
- Discover workflow best practices and introductory learning paths for WorldShare Collection Manager.
- Troubleshooting
- Find frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting steps (Troubleshooting).
- After creating a collection for reclamation should I upload a file now or wait until the team contacts me?
- An old eBook collection is showing up as held by my library. How do I delete that collection?
- Are collections from Open Research Library aka Knowledge Unlatched available in Collection Manager?
- Are the OCLC numbers in a collection unique to that one item and format?
- Articles from some EBSCO databases are not returning in Discovery.
- You are prompted to purchase access to a title or notified a title is not available after accessing a knowledge base link
- A knowledge base title is not showing up in Discovery unless we search "libraries worldwide."
- A pre-published knowledge base title is not showing up in Discovery unless we search libraries worldwide
- Can I create a custom collection with URLs for multiple providers
- Can I delete WorldCat holdings using Z39.50?
- Can I get a data sync project with CatExpress?
- Can I get direct linking to a book review?
- Can I request files of all the print serial holdings for our library?
- Can I request files of all the serial holdings for our library?
- Can I submit a format change to the global coop with a KBART file
- Can I modify a vendor collection?
- Can I use Collection Manager without an OCLC Cataloging Subscription?
- Can I use MarcEdit to convert mrc files to xml files?
- Can I use MarcEdit to convert xml files to mrc files?
- Can I use MarcEdit to dedupe records in a delivered file?
- Can users with the Collection Manager Staff role see collections not currently selected?
- Can we batch download MARC records for all the LHRs in our collection?
- Collections and providers we no longer have selected still appear in the Display Order options in Collection Manager.
- Collections to which our library subscribes are not receiving new and delete MARC files.
- Does Collection Manager update WorldCat holdings for all customized knowledge base collections?
- Does EBSCO send deletes and changes in the same file or separate files?
- Does enabling the Display Staff Members option in the Institution Settings apply retroactively?
- Does encoding level impact whether or not a holding is set in the WorldCat knowledge base?
- Do I need to manually select new titles we purchase in a collection that has been set up with automatic holdings feed?
- Featured WorldShare Collection Manager Troubleshooting articles
- How can I access JIT information and updates?
- How can I create a report for our held government documents?
- How can I delete a locally created provider?
- How can I distinguish which records are in a file that is ready for download?
- How can I ensure my preferred collection is set behind the 'View Button' when the title appears in more than one collection?
- How can I get a URL to give vendors so they can download my KBART holdings?
- How can I obtain the title-level reports based on MARC records from OverDrive?
- How can I set up a Kanopy PDA subscription in WorldCat knowledge base ?
- How can I troubleshoot problems with file upload/overlay from the WorldShare platform side?
- How do I add an Overdrive eBook collection to display in WorldCat Discovery?
- How do I add a public note to a knowledge base title to display in WorldCat Discovery?
- How do I authenticate to EBSCO collections outside of the library network?
- How do I cancel my Contract Cataloging Partner record deliveries?
- How do I deflect request for video games?
- Can I delete a data sync collection?
- How do I delete a title from a custom collection?
- How do I determine if my library is receiving Automatic Holdings Feeds?
- How do I determine which EBSCO collections are for DDA or PDA?
- How do I download a KBART file for my collection?
- How do I download a list of all our selected collections from Collection Manager?
- How do I edit a Kanopy title in a global knowledge base collection?
- How do I extract specific MARC records from a MARC file using MarcEdit
- How do I generate a report of all the records for my library that have local holdings records attached?
- How do I get a link scheme so that I have article-level linking?
- How do I get a list of titles that are in a collection?
- How do I identify what the link scheme is for a collection in order to add it?
- How do I issue a delete record in Collection Manager?
- How do I know if a link will work as an 856 link for my library in a MARC record?
- How do I know which collection to select in Collection Manager?
- How do I obtain a count of titles selected in my WorldCat knowledge base
- How do I obtain a Journal Linking Key
- How do I obtain MARC records by specific years
- How do I provide access to HathiTrust electronic-resources for paid-for print materials during Covid-19
- How do I receive a full set of MARC records for my collection?
- How do I remove the MARC record delivery for a specific collection?
- How do I request that a collection be added to the knowledge base or for content to be added to the central index?
- How do I search collections I haven't selected?
- How do I select titles for a collection that is shared with me?
- How do I set up a collection when a proxy is not required or not allowed by vendor ?
- How do I synchronize holdings between Alma and WorldCat?
- How do I unsubscribe from reports like Records Reports, WorldCat Holdings, WCP, and Data Sync?
- How do I update Collection Manager with our OpenAthens proxy?
- How do I update item format in a local knowledge base title from journal to ebook?
- How do I upload a KBART file into a collection with both English and Chinese or Thai characters in it?
- How do I use MarcEdit to split a large MARC file into smaller files
- How long are records kept in WorldCat Staging?
- How long does it take before recent local WorldCat Knowledge Base changes are reflected in the KBART file for that collection?
- How long does it take for a change to collection linking to go into effect?
- How long does it take for updates, deletes and new titles to be reflected in Collection Manager and Discovery?
- How long will it take to receive MARC records from my Cataloging Partner collections?
- How many times per year may member libraries request a Streamlined Holdings Project?
- How much does a data sync project cost?
- How often does WorldCat sync with my catalog?
- How often do global Kanopy collections get updated by the provider?
- How to generate a list of selected open access collections and if they have holdings set?
- How do I delete OverDrive records that are no longer available and are still in our catalog?
- I'm using MARC Delivery to receive MARC records for e-books. Can I configure MARC Delivery to set the 020 field to the Hardback ISBN so that I can link to cover art?
- If a change is made to a record but quickly reverted, will I get a record delivered with my daily Updates?
- Are there any implications to getting monthly MARC record updates from the knowledge base?
- Will disabling WorldCat holdings on a Cataloging Partner Collection cause previous holdings to be deleted?
- I'm receiving MARC records from a collection daily, even though the collection's frequency is not daily
- In a KBART file, what is the difference between the "select" and "overlay" ACTION column values?
- In O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform, where do I put my library's connection string so that it can be included in the URLs output in MARC records?
- Is it possible to change the collection type of a data sync collection once it’s been saved?
- Is it possible to create a report of titles in our holdings that have no LHR attached?
- Is it possible to run a report that shows how many MARC records our library has downloaded?
- Is it possible to see the collection history past 90 days?
- Is there a character limit on URLs in KBART files
- Is there a character limit when adding coverage dates and enumerations to a journal record?
- Is there a difference between DDA and PDA records? Why are there so many deliveries of the same record?
- Is there a way to delete WorldCat holdings in batch?
- Is there a way to do a query without getting e-resources?
- Is there a way to get a list of all the e-journals we hold?
- Is there a way to get a list of all the ebook titles we hold?
- Is there a way to search for records in my institution's holdings that are missing Library of Congress subject headings?
- Items selected in a shared collection are not automatically selected by shared libraries
- I added a mismatched link to my Dummy collection but the link has not disappeared
- I am having trouble sharing a collection with an individual institution.
- I am looking for a file that I know was sent to us, but I don't see it in our WorldShare Collection Manager My Files under downloads.
- I am manually entering a print book into a Knowledge Base collection, but there is no format to select for print book.
- I am receiving multiple MARC record files from my collection delivery and only want one. How do I change this?
- I am receiving the error "You must deselect the currently selected collection before you are able to select this collection" in Collection Manager
- I am sending files for a Reclamation. Should I send a single file or multiple files?
- I am trying to add a collection inside Collection Manager, but I can't find it. How can I find the collection?
- I am trying to add a title to a collection and am getting an error message: "entry already exists by Uid".
- I can no longer find the detailed report for my KBART upload
- I can see WorldCat holding audience level settings in Record Manager, but not in Collection Manager
- I created a one-time query collection saved to a specific filename and records are missing that I would expect to be included, why?
- I created a query collection, but it did not deliver a file.
- I found an incorrect OCLC number in a knowledge base collection, but I don't have a correct OCLC number with which to replace it
- I haven't heard anything back about a data sync collection that I submitted. How can I check on the status of my data sync collection?
- I have an automatic holdings feed but my initial load of records or new records are not being delivered
- I have a collection that is selected, but it doesn't appear when I uncheck "My Selected Collections."
- Can I add multiple Title URLs to a title in a custom knowledge base collection?
- I have local collections with multi-part items. Can I add more than one title URL to the record?
- I have record delivery set up for a collection to “Include a complete set of records with every delivery” But I still keep getting weekly updates, deletes, and added files.
- I just created a Query Collection. When will I get my records?
- I made a global OCLC number change in a knowledge base collection, but that change was overwritten by a provider load. Why?
- I received a full set of records today, even though I changed the collection to deliver only records with changes to them yesterday.
- I received a MARC record delivery for a collection, even though I disabled record delivery
- I replaced an EBSCO database and now my links aren't working in Discovery
- I requested a complete set of MARC records but the records are not delivered as expected
- I set my query collection for one-time delivery. Why did I receive both new and update files?
- I set the option to receive a full set of MARC records for a collection, but I’m not receiving bibliographic records.
- I uploaded a KBART with coverage depth as ebook but the titles show as a journal
- I use evidence based acquisitions with Elsevier, can I set up an automatic feed?
- I wish to implement SCIS loading. How do I access their records?
- I would like a better understanding of the Records Reports files.
- I would like to receive LHRs in a file separate from my bibliographic records. How do I set this up?
- Links are displaying for print books, can we limit to e-formats only
- My collection is locked for re-indexing, can it be unlocked?
- Why are my files zipped and how do I unzip them?
- My SFTP transactions are failing at around 6:00 am EST
- No results when searching for an OCLC number in Collection Manager
- Number of records in MARC file differs from number of selected records in KB Collection
- Number of titles in the collections Wiley Online Library UBCM All Books and Wiley Online Library Withdrawn Titles are lower than in the respective lists from the provider
- Integrating OpenAthens proxy: For EBSCO collections with both eBooks and eJournals, which collection-level settings should be used?
- Open Access collections have Maintain WorldCat Holdings set to disabled as the default
- Our subscription to an automated DDA (Demand-Driven Acquisition) collection ends soon what do I need to do?
- Links from providers and collections are not appearing in the order I want.
- Server Communication Failed error in Collection Manager
- Server communication failed error when adding a note to title in a knowledge base title record
- Server communication failed error when trying to edit the ILL allowed setting in a collection
- The citation information on my article resolved incorrectly
- The MARC record in my WorldCat Cataloging Partners file is for the wrong record, the match is wrong
- The server response could not be understood error when uploading a Data sync file
- This site attempted to download multiple files automatically warning in Chrome
- Unable to find a title in a WorldCat knowledge base collection you know it should be in
- "Unable to save" error when trying to save Collection Manager Institution Settings
- Using a Query Collection, can I export records not held by my institution?
- We are having trouble obtaining articles in ClinicalKey Nursing at article level but other ClinicalKey articles are fine
- We are having trouble with non-Latin characters in Query Collections output.
- We have a knowledge base collection of multi-volume ebooks. How can each volume be linked to the OCLC record for the title?
- We have set up our institution to put a non-OCLC vendor number in our MARC records, how do we make sure that it has the right prefix?
- We've submitted a data sync collection to set holdings. Do we have to wait before we create/submit a second data sync for deletions? Can both data syncs occur simultaneously?
- We just changed our ILS. Can we still use a data sync collection set up for our old ILS?
- We set up a data sync collection in the past, but have switched catalogs since then. Can we still use the same data sync collection?
- We would like to set up a data sync collection, how do we get a project ID to set this up?
- What can cause WorldCat Cataloging Partners to not output labels
- What causes a 404 not found error and how do I fix it
- What changes are coming to how EBSCO and OCLC manage record deliveries?
- What does "available only in collection" mean?
- What does the error New Record is trying to replace an In Use Local System Id Invalid Request mean?
- What is stored in knowledge base 029 and 035 fields and how can I search a unique identifier number?
- What is the difference between Backlist and Frontlist collections?
- What is the OCLC Collection in the Collection Manager Monthly Record Summary in usage statistics?
- What KBART ACTION should I use to select titles in a global collection and add a staff note to them?
- What links are affected by the Proxy settings in Collection Manager's Institution Settings?
- What options are there to clean up our WorldCat Holdings in bulk?
- What query will deliver my institution's records without LHRs and excluding electronic items?
- What selection criteria should I use for a query collection that returns the MARC records for all braille items?
- What time zone does Collection Manager use for the Activity History?
- How can I tell why an update MARC record was issued?
- For merged records, when do I get an update record and when do I get new and delete records?
- When I do a keyword search, I get a list of bad results
- Where do I set up email delivery of my MARC records?
- Who do I contact if my Contract Cataloging records have errors?
- Who do I contact to update our translation table for our data sync collection?
- Who should I contact to change or update our email addresses for Contract Cataloging services?
- Why am I getting a page not found error when looking for the LHOP Report page?
- Why am I getting a server communication error when trying to upload files through Collection Manager?
- Why am I missing MARC files from my record delivery?
- Why am I not receiving emailed reports from WorldShare Collection Manager?
- Why am I receiving emailed reports from Usage_Statistics@oclc.org for the wrong institution?
- Why am I receiving minimal or incomplete MARC records from a WorldCat Cataloging Partners collection?
- Why am I seeing multiple entries with different coverage dates in a WorldCat knowledge base collection?
- Why am I unable to edit the grouped OCNs on a knowledge base title?
- Why aren't my Contract Cataloging files delivered in UTF-8 even though that is what I have set in Collection Manager?
- Why are collections missing when downloading our collection list from Collection Manager?
- Why are Collection Manager and Record Manager not loading properly?
- Why are my Cataloging Partner records being imported twice into Alma?
- Why are my holdings not being set in WorldCat?
- Why are my MARC records not available for download?
- Why are my provider holdings no longer being updated?
- Why are New Records showing as NONDELIVERY in Usage Statistics record reports?
- Why are open access ebooks, not in our collection, appearing with the Access Online button in search results?
- Why are there duplicate records in record files
- Why are Title URLs missing in the KBART I downloaded from a global collection?
- Why can't I download records that are in the Downloads menu in My Files?
- Why can't I find the recommended replacement for a collection that was discontinued?
- Why can I not click Submit Collection to OCLC on a data sync collection?
- Why can I not create a collection in Collection Manager?
- Why did a KBART file only load a few titles into a new custom collection?
- Why did a vendor catalog a record if one exists already?
- Why did our Data Sync create New OCNs for Equipment records sent?
- Why did some titles in my knowledge base collection get overwritten or incorrectly updated when I loaded a new KBART file?
- Why doesn't my provider customer ID appear in the URLs after updating it within the collection settings?
- Why doesn't the KBART file have the correct linking URLs per my settings in Collection Manager?
- Why doesn't the call number on the MARC record I received match the call number on the label our vendor supplied?
- Why does my Calculated Collection Link use http even though my Collection URL Formula uses https?
- Why does my full text link not resolve to the article for my publish ahead of print journals?
- Why does the count of titles in my vendor title list not match the count in the WorldCat knowledge base?
- Why do I receive PDRs (partnering data record aka partial records)?
- Why do the number of records in my query collection differ from the number in MarcEdit when I upload the file?
- Why haven't I received MARC records or label files for my cataloging partner collection?
- Why isn't the record I selected in Collection Manager visible in other applications?
- Why is my data sync collection in a Being Reviewed status?
- Why is my data sync collection in the Collection In Queue status?
- Why is my KBART file deemed invalid when uploading it to a collection?
- Why is there not an option to deselect an individual title from a customizable collection?
- Why is the harvest of my KBART file failing?
- Why is the OCLC number in Collection Manager linking out to WorldCat.org and to a library in a different state than where my library is located?
- Why should I use a dummy collection?
- Will a hold be placed on a record with a 05 status of "c"?
- Will Collection Manager re-deliver copies of records my library already has received?
- Will deleting a query collection also delete our holdings records?
- Will I be charged, if I download extra titles I don't subscribe to, in my Marc Record Delivery set-up?
- Would it be possible for one of our WCP collection files to be delivered in a separate subfolder in SFTP?
- OCLC Community Center: WorldShare Collection Manager community
- Find more information about the Community Center. Current WorldShare Collection Manager product users may join the OCLC Community Center to connect with peers and OCLC staff on product workflows, attend webinars, and provide feedback on the product.