• Collections & Technical Services
• Sept. 07
• Issue: 215

Connexion Client 2.0 Available for Download

Connexion client 2.0 became available for download in July. Enhancements with this version include:

• Ability to display your toolbar on two rows.
• Use shorter menus: Edit, Action, View, and Tools menus are rearranged.
• z39.50 access via the client to retrieve bibliographic records from your local system to create authority records or add bib records to WorldCat.
• RLIN21 keyboards for Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, and Latin scripts.
• Unicode control characters for Arabic and Hebrew script cataloging.
• Automatic switch from non-Latin to English mode for delimiter and subfield code.
• Search and display of institution records. Create and edit institution records if authorized.
• New OCLC macros in the macro book OCLC.mbk, including 007 entry.

Obsolescence of earlier versions:

• OCLC does not expect to discontinue 1.7X until a future release of the client is available.
• You are not required to upgrade to 2.0 at this time. However, OCLC recommends that you upgrade to 2.0 to have the most current features available.

Connexion Client Known Problems Updated

Known problems:

OCLC lists all known problems at http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm. Reported issues include:

• Installation/Upgrading: The first time you run the client after installing/upgrading to version 2.0, the client desktop icon for opening the program may not work. See http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm#upgrading.
• Automatic switch from non-Latin to English mode: Using the keystroke shortcut to enter a subfield delimiter and code in non-Latin script data may not switch you back to the language/ keyboard you were using, as it should, or may switch you to a different language. See http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm#transliteration.
• z39.50 Issues:
  • Using the z39.50 connection in the client to retrieve a local system record may not work.
  • Updating holdings on records imported into the client via z39.50 (Tools menu) does not work. See http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm#other.
• Remote Access: Catalogers can use the Connexion client 2.00 via Citrix thin client, with caution and with some limitations. See http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm#other.

For questions about Connexion client, contact Lauren Pinsley or Lynne Graziadei at Nylink.

For more detail on enhancements, new features, or to download Connexion 2.0, go to: http://www.oclc.org/connexion/interface/client/enhancements/recent.htm.

[OCLC, edited by Lauren Pinsley, OCLC Services Manager, Nylink]

Collections & Technical Services Contact Information

Please contact Lauren Pinsley (pinsleyl@nylink.org), Lynne Graziadei (graziadeil@nylink.org) or Mary Edgerton (edgertonm@nylink.org) at Nylink with any questions. They are available via email or phone (518-443-5444/800-342-3353).