Library Cataloging
OCLC has created a tutorial on deep linking to help libraries get the most out of the Open WorldCat program. Open WorldCat can help drive users to libraries and increase circulation if properly configured to support deep linking.Deep linking helps users navigate all the way to a specific record in the library online catalog after finding the item through Internet search engines. Some libraries are already set up to support this; others need to complete and submit a simple form.
- Oclc Announces "quick Start" Version Of The Oclc Worldcat Local Service
OCLC is making a WoldCat Local available for free to First Search customers. Currently it is an OPAC replacement, however, plans are to add circulation, ERM, and other ILS functions. One effect of this would be to have the circulation records for dozens...
- Worldcat Search Api
Nice for members of OCLC, WorldCat Search API (Web service).The WorldCat Search API allows your application to search the WorldCat catalog?which indexes the collections of thousands of member libraries around the world?and retrieve:lists of bibliographic...
- Open Worldcat And Frbr
OCLC has applied a FRBR tool to the results of Open WorldCat searchs.The display of WorldCat records in the Open WorldCat program has been simplified to help people locate specific versions of a title more quickly. Web users who reach the "Find in a Library"...
- Open Worldcat
OCLC has decided to turn the Open WorldCat pilot into a program that will be an ongoing benefit for OCLC member libraries. The pilot has clearly demonstrated the value of making WorldCat records and library holdings available to the general public on...
- Oclc
This has been reported already by Jenny on the Shifted Librarian, but now there is an official notice.The Open WorldCat pilot is a year-long initiative that makes library resources available from nonlibrary Web sites. The pilot aims to test the effectiveness...
Library Cataloging
Open WorldCat
OCLC has created a tutorial on deep linking to help libraries get the most out of the Open WorldCat program. Open WorldCat can help drive users to libraries and increase circulation if properly configured to support deep linking.Deep linking helps users navigate all the way to a specific record in the library online catalog after finding the item through Internet search engines. Some libraries are already set up to support this; others need to complete and submit a simple form.
- Oclc Announces "quick Start" Version Of The Oclc Worldcat Local Service
OCLC is making a WoldCat Local available for free to First Search customers. Currently it is an OPAC replacement, however, plans are to add circulation, ERM, and other ILS functions. One effect of this would be to have the circulation records for dozens...
- Worldcat Search Api
Nice for members of OCLC, WorldCat Search API (Web service).The WorldCat Search API allows your application to search the WorldCat catalog?which indexes the collections of thousands of member libraries around the world?and retrieve:lists of bibliographic...
- Open Worldcat And Frbr
OCLC has applied a FRBR tool to the results of Open WorldCat searchs.The display of WorldCat records in the Open WorldCat program has been simplified to help people locate specific versions of a title more quickly. Web users who reach the "Find in a Library"...
- Open Worldcat
OCLC has decided to turn the Open WorldCat pilot into a program that will be an ongoing benefit for OCLC member libraries. The pilot has clearly demonstrated the value of making WorldCat records and library holdings available to the general public on...
- Oclc
This has been reported already by Jenny on the Shifted Librarian, but now there is an official notice.The Open WorldCat pilot is a year-long initiative that makes library resources available from nonlibrary Web sites. The pilot aims to test the effectiveness...