Setting the Holding Library Symbol in CatExpress

Before you begin work using CatExpress, you need to set up your holding library symbol.  Follow the steps below:

1. Login to your CatExpress account.
2. Click on the “General” tab located at the top of the screen:

3. Click on the arrow next to “Admin Options.”
4. Select “Preferences” from the drop down menu:

5. Click on the “Express Options” link.
6. In the box next to “Holding Library Code,” enter your 4-character Holding Library Code.  (Please note: this will require you to replace the data already present in the box with your Holding Library Code.)
7. In the “Default Location” box enter your Holding Library Code again.
8. Click the “Save as Default” button.  (Your 4-character Holding Library Code and your OCLC symbol will be automatically inserted in each record you catalog.)

After you have completed these steps, you may want to consider setting some of the other options available to you: 

• You can set your default view to either MARC tag format, or labeled format. 
• You can specify your call number type (Dewey, LC, NLM, or Local). 

All of these options can be saved permanently, or they can be saved and applied only to the work you do during the session you are currently logged in for.  Please note that if you choose the “Save for Current Session” option, it will be applied to any work you do AFTER you have set the options, not to work you may have done before you chose the settings.

Once you have clicked save, you may either resume cataloging work by clicking on the “Express” tab located at the top left corner of the screen and then clicking the “Search” button, or you can exit from CatExpress completely by clicking on “Logoff” located at the top right corner of the CatExpress screen.