WMS library staff guide

This self-paced tutorial is for cataloguers and other technical services staff in libraries using WorldShare Acquisitions and Circulation in conjunction with WorldShare Record Manager and WorldCat Discovery. You will learn about WorldCat records and associated concepts.

The training recordings and slides that were provided by OCLC during the project implementation. If you are not able to access the link, please request access in Sharepoint and it will be made available to you. Many of the areas covered in this longer session are also addressed in the shorter videos below.

Bibliographic Formats and Standards is a guide to the structure, coding practices, and input standards used in bibliographic records in the WorldCat database. It provides definitions, guidelines, and examples for entering information into WorldCat. It is designed to assist catalogers and other technical services staff making use of bibliographic records in WorldCat. This guide assumes you are familiar with Resource Description & Access or other recent cataloging standards as well as other standard cataloging reference material.

Guidance on what types of material can be added to WorldCat.