PALINET OCLC Hour

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PALINET OCLC Hour

• Introducing the Connexion Client

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The Client

• is a cataloging interface that runs under the
  Windows operating system
• requires Windows Me, 2000 or XP
• is software that must be downloaded from the
  Product Services Web, located at
  http//www.oclc.org/connexion (you will need your
  authorization and password to get it).

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Microsoft .NET Framework

• The client is built on the Microsoft .NET
  technology. .NET Framework supports software
  built using current Microsoft development tools.
• You must have the .NET Framework Version 1.1 or
  higher installed on your workstation
• If it is not already installed, the client
  installation program automatically installs it
  when you install the client.
• If installing .NET Framework with the client, you
  must log on to Windows with local administrator
  privileges. If .NET is already installed, you can
  install and run the client with lower level
  privileges.
• To check whether you already have the .NET
  Framework installed, in Windows, go to Start
  Control Panel Add or Remove Programs, and check
  for Microsoft .NET Framework in the list of
  installed programs.
• You may want to consider installing .NET ahead of
  time to make the client installation faster.
• .NET Framework is available from Microsoft at
  http//msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/

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Comparison between Passport, CatME, and Connexion
Client
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Comparison between Passport, CatME, and Connexion
Client, cont
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Whats coming

• Later releases will have
• A macro recorder
• NACO functionality
• Batch processing like CatME
• When? We dont know

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Lets take a live look at the Connexion Client
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Migration issues

• End of life for Passport is not before 9/2004
• CatME will also be ending, no date announced
• When to migrate and where?
• If little original cataloging and use of macros,
  migrate now to Connexion Browser
• Using macros, migrate after phase 2 of Connexion
  client
• Using batch functionality in CatME, migrate to
  Connexion client after batch processing is added
  to it.

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More help

• PALINET training classes for the Client, in PHL
  11/19, more coming in spring.
• Documentation available at http//www.oclc.org/sup
  port/documentation/connexion/client/default.htm
  includes
• Client tutorial
• Getting started document
• Complete comparison of commands between Passport,
  CatME, Connexion browser and Connexion client.