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It's a Web world, and WorldCat lets your library be in the information mix by opening library records to the sites people really use — and to the technology that lets them make the information their own. |
With your library's holdings and other metadata contributed to WorldCat, your resources are made visible to more people on the Web. Information seekers are able to find physical items and electronic content in your library using a core interface reached through one of two channels:
- WorldCat.org
Our destination site for public searching of the entire WorldCat database - Open WorldCat
A program that lets major search engines and other partner Web sites integrate subsets of WorldCat data with their own services
Both services permit a searcher to identify and evaluate a particular resource, input their geographic location to learn which nearby libraries own it, and link directly to a local library's online catalog record for the item. Depending on your library's OPAC capabilities, a user may be able to view the item's availability and, after authenticating as a library member, perform any number of circulation activities, including remote checkout, placing a hold or direct viewing of electronic content.
