December 03, 2007
Working with SCIPIO Records in Connexion: New Tutorials
Two online tutorials for anyone working with SCIPIO records in OCLC Connexion are now available. SCIPIO records in WorldCat are the result of incorporating the SCIPIO database, formerly available from the Research Libraries Group (RLG), into WorldCat during the integration of RLG into OCLC.
Connexion provides a scoped view, allowing the SCIPIO records to be searched as a separate database. The scoped view enables you to use new, SCIPIO-specific indexes in addition to the standard WorldCat indexes for finding SCIPIO records only. The new indexes were implemented to provide current SCIPIO users with familiar search methods.
All Connexion catalogers can retrieve SCIPIO records using standard WorldCat indexes or SCIPIO-specific indexes and can also select the option to search for SCIPIO records only.
The tutorial for the browser can be found at www.oclc.org/support/training/connexion/browser/tutorial/htm.
The companion tutorial for the client can be found at www.oclc.org/support/training/connexion/client/tutorial/default.htm.
SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs is the only online union catalog of auction catalog records in existence. SCIPIO records describe art auction and rare book catalogs for sales from the late sixteenth century to scheduled auctions not yet held. Records include the dates and places of sales, the auction houses, sellers, institutional holdings and titles of works.
Additional information regarding SCIPIO records can be found at www.oclc.org/support/documentation/connexion/client/cataloging/SCIPIOformatsandstandards.pdf.
