product development update
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Product Development Update. 2003 OCLC CJK Users Group Meeting March 28, 2003 Queens Borough (Flushing) Public Library, N.Y. Marty Withrow, Director Product Development Division withrow@ oclc.org. Connexion – Metadata Roadmap. Connexion browser released July 2002 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Product Development Update2003 OCLC CJK Users Group Meeting
March 28, 2003
Queens Borough (Flushing) Public Library, N.Y.
Marty Withrow, Director
Product Development Division
withrow@ oclc.org
Connexion – Metadata Roadmap
Connexion browser released July 2002
Integrates – CORC, online cataloging, Catexpress, Webdewey
Monthly and quarterly release schedule
Linked authorities
Multiple formats(MARC, DC)
Lots of customization
www.oclc.org/connexion
WorldCat Migration to Oracle
Some Connexion files have been completed
Resource Catalog, News, Authorities file (May)
Performance Testing 51 million records
Application migration
FirstSearch, Batchload, Cataloging, ILL
Completion goal end of 2004
Connexion Client
Completed in multiple phases
Phase 1 – online cataloging, macros – June 2003
Phase 2 – NACO support – Fall 2003
Passport end-of-life – December 2003
Phase 3 – local file, batch processing – Q1 2004
Phase 4 – International support
CJK Implementation
Current plans – build onto the client
Utilize as much OS support as possible
Input Method Editors
Unicode
Access new WorldCat
Release last half of 2004
Additional Information
www.oclc.org/connexion/
www.oclc.org/connexion/migrate/
www.oclc.org/connexion/migrate/tips.shtm
www.oclc.org/prod/cataloging/features.xls
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Questions and answers