OCLC offers live and recorded instructor-led training sessions and shorter videos on WorldShare Collection Manager.
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This 60-minute course introduces the WorldShare Collection Manager interface and an overview of the different types of collections available.
In this eleven-minute video, you will learn how to search WorldShare Collection Manager and use filters to refine your search results.
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This 90-minute course provides instruction on WorldCat knowledge base collections, including search for collections, select and edit existing collections, as well as create local collections.
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This 60-minute course provides instruction on using KBART (Knowledge Base and Related Tools) files to select and edit existing WorldCat knowledge base collections, create local collections, and promote local collections to the global WorldCat knowledge base.
This nine-minute video demonstrates using WorldShare Collection Manager to search, to select, to edit, as well as to create WorldCat knowledge base collections.
In this thirteen-minute video, you will learn how to use the WorldShare Collection Manager interface to select and modify WorldCat knowledge base collections, as well as modifying these collections using the KBART file method.
In this thirteen-minute video, you will learn how to use the WorldShare Collection Manager interface, as well as KBART files, to create knowledge base collections to add your e-journal collections, e-book collections or print serial collections not found in the global WorldCat knowledge base.
In this eleven-minute video, you will learn how to use the VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel to reconcile a KBART file from WorldShare Collection Manager with a list of your titles for your e-journal or e-book collection.
See also: MARC records
This nine-minute video introduces new users to WorldCat cataloging partner collections in WorldShare Collection Manager.
In this 19-minute video, you will learn how set up your profile for your institution in WorldShare Collection Manager to output WorldCat records for your WorldCat cataloging partner collections, as well as maintain WorldCat holdings for these collections.
In this seventeen-minute video, you will learn how to create a WorldCat cataloging partner collection in WorldShare Collection Manager.
See also: Download your records in My Files
In this eleven-minute video, you will learn how to use WorldShare Collection Manager to create a WorldCat query collection, as well as enable and configure collection-level MARC record options.
See also: MARC records
This five-minute video will provide a brief introduction to data sync collections in WorldShare Collection Manager.
In this nine-minute video, you will learn how to create a WorldCat data sync collection. The video reviews each panel of an ongoing bibliographic collection.
In this three-minute video, you will learn how to name files to upload for data sync processing.
In this six-minute video, you will learn how to exchange files with OCLC through WorldShare and through a file exchange server.
In this eleven-minute video, you will learn about three bibliographic reports generated after files are processed through WorldCat data sync collections. You will also learn about unresolved records and how to process them
This video reviews the OCLC Streamlined WorldCat holdings update project and how to request this project for your library.
See also: Streamlined holdings update FAQ
This eleven-minute video will step through the process of enabling and setting options to receive updated records using WorldCat updates in Collection Manager.
See also: MARC records
This ten-minute video demonstrates how to search for and select your desired OCLC Cataloged collections in WorldShare Collection Manager, as well as demonstrates where and how to download your files of records for your selected collections.
In this fourteen-minute video, you will learn how to enable MARC record delivery in WorldShare Collection Manager for all collection for which you wish to receive WorldCat records.
This eight-minute video demonstrates where and how to download your files of MARC records, as well as discusses file naming conventions and retentions in My Files.