OCLC Connexion

OCLC Connexion tips

Connexion is not case sensitive.

This is a browse search, meaning it searches the terms in the order they appear.

sca ti:[title]
sca pn:[personal name]
sca cn:[corporate name]

If you have an OCLC number for a record you’re looking for, enter the number preceded by an asterisk:

*12345678

If you have an ISBN, you can enter it in this line without any other information.

F2 is keyboard shortcut for searching WorldCat, but you can also use the menu and the task bar:

Cataloging → Search → WorldCat

The little button with a magnifying glass and the OCLC pinwheel logo

If you don’t get any hits from a search, try simplifying. Take out one of the keywords or limiters.

AND searches for the fields together, OR

If you search a music number and get no hits, change the spacing (or punctuation); this search is always a little weird.

ctrl F2 brings up the “Browse WorldCat” box; this lets you browse the database for phrases, or you can use the Command line sca: function.

Keyword searching of “tree of life” will bring up at least:

tree of life
life of a tree
knowing tree: a life

etc.

Browsing will bring up all titles that BEGIN with tree of life