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CatExpress®

Get materials in your catalog faster with this simple‑to‑use copy cataloging solution.


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Get accurate records affordably

Get complete MARC records at a cost-effective price with the CatExpress service. Precise records for popular and hard-to-find materials are provided in a one-stop, easy-to-use Web interface that never needs software updates.

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Catalog more than just books

Speed up copy cataloging with access to more than 559 million resources in WorldCat. You have unlimited access to up-to-date records for all kinds of resources, including monographs, serials, maps, electronic books, Web articles, audiovisual recordings and more.

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Simplify cataloging with this easy-to-learn and easy-to-use subscription

Anyone can copy catalog with CatExpress. Simply log on, locate a matching WorldCat® record, add local data as necessary, attach your holdings and download your MARC records. Or automatically have records selected as materials are made available through your partners. It's that simple!  

CatExpress is a simple-to-use copy cataloging solution that enables you to get materials in your catalog faster with WorldCat MARC records at a cost-effective price.

Service availability

  • Available everywhere except Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand

Upcoming events

Past and recorded events

28 January 2022

OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting

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