Thanks to some quick footwork by a few of OCLC's staff and the guys at Occipital, the company behind the iPhone app RedLaser, WorldCat.org libraries now appear within the mobile apps item search pages.

RedLaser users can scan a book and see the libraries near them that have that book. Then they can click to one of those libraries and get hours, phone numbers and driving directions.

We're putting WorldCat.org data to use and putting libraries right in the mobile user's flow.

From all your friends who bring you WorldCat.org, here's hoping for a happy, warm and healthy holiday season for you and your loved ones.

To help you get into the holiday spirit, we've put together a list of our favorite books, videos, CDs and more for the holidays. But more importantly, here are some of your favorites during the festive season:

Favorite Christmas movies by Pammers
Christmas for kids by brungrrl
Christmas music books by Sarah Easter
Kwanzaa by booksdiva
Winter Holiday Reading by eacarlson
Research's Holiday List by ResearchHolidayList

The CDC collection by EducationLibrary has a few book suggestions:
Hanukkah| Kwanzaa | Christmas

What are your holiday favorites? Create a list on WorldCat.org and post it to the WorldCat Facebook page.

Happy holidays and see you next year!

A couple of years ago, I saw a fascinating documentary on the history of Santa Claus - how he came to be, why his outfit is red and white, perspectives from other countries, and much more. As you might expect, the number of publications about the generous jolly fellow has been increasing steadily since the first item in 1810. If you're looking for a little distraction from baking cookies or finishing up your shopping, check out Santa's identities page on worldcat.org.

Happy Holidays!