[Koha] [EXTERNAL] [ByWater Partners] Connexion client alternatives

[Hernandez, Heather]

Hi, Chad--

I'm just mucking along with Connexion Client.  When OCLC really cuts it
off, then I think I'll move to using Koha's advanced bib editor for
original cataloging, & probably importing/exporting via the Connexion web
interface (I'm not a fan of their newer product).  My future workflow may
be, e.g., Copy cataloging: produce & export a bunch of records in
Connexion, import them into Koha, edit, then any record that I've
significantly enhanced & want to upgrade in OCLC, export it to Connexion &
replace record.  Original cataloging: key in Koha, export, import into
Connexion & produce, then edit Koha record with new OCLC number.

I just print labels using Microsoft Word with the call numbers copy/pasted
into a Word document--Koha doesn't break LC call number lines correctly for
us & can't assemble a whole sheet of labels to laser print.  But we don't
have a large volume of cataloging!:)

I have to admit that I really don't like MarcEdit--I find it cludgy and
clunky and too slow.  I want to just key a MARC21 record as FAST as
possible with key strokes--mousing just slows me down.  And MarcEdit is yet
another interface in between Koha & OCLC, so I view it as just slowing me
down that way, too.

This is all very much my own personal opinion & workflow desires, and we do
have a low volume of highly-specialized cataloging with mostly original
cataloging, so my setting may not be similar to yours or, really, many
others!

For what it's worth, though, hope it's helpful!  Best,
h2
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Heather Hernandez
Technical Services Librarian
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center
2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA  94123-1284
415-561-7032, heather_hernandez at nps.gov
Library catalog: http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/