http://worldcat.org/blogs/ en Copyright 2011 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:03:43 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lisa said: Yay, JSTOR! Also, love those three fabulous Latin-rooted v-words in the first paragraph. Great words :) on the entry WorldCat blog updates take new form http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36764 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36764 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:03:32 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Thanks Rebeca. We, too, think it's a little bittersweet but feel confident everyone will still hear what's up with WorldCat.org--especially if you also subscribe to WorldCat email updates. Thanks for the tip--we'll look into posterous, too. on the entry WorldCat blog updates take new form http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36706 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36706 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:04:04 -0500 Rebeca said: This is a bit sad. I subscribed to your feed on Google Reader in order to keep updated with any changes or news you had. I'm aware that facebook and twitter also have feeds, but those don't always work well. Maybe you could consider using posterous or something similar so then your posts would still be shared in facebook and twitter, but with better RSS support and an option to discuss things on your own blog. on the entry WorldCat blog updates take new form http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36703 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/07/worldcat-blog-updates-take-new.htm#comment-36703 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:55:59 -0500 Clare Murphy said: Those language preference options for the WorldCat.org interface are great! Any chance that other languages are slated to be added anytime in the near future? We are interested in Korean and Russian specifically. on the entry Bem-vindos Português! http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/05/bem-vindos-portugues.htm#comment-35407 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/05/bem-vindos-portugues.htm#comment-35407 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:48:54 -0500 Rick Strauss said: Hi Alice, I used worldcat today (Jun 14) and found it to be much faster than it was on Sunday or before Sunday. Have you guys done something to speed it up today? on the entry WorldCat.org and libraries help connect genealogy blogger with ancestors http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35406 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35406 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:43:58 -0500 Becky said: In answer to your question, Alice, no I haven't started the search for my roots ... yet! That's why I'm here, to see how far back I can trace my ancestry. It seems almost impossible that one can trace their family back as far as Heather did, but I am going to try as well. Thanks for the great post! on the entry WorldCat.org and libraries help connect genealogy blogger with ancestors http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35332 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35332 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:11:22 -0500 Victoria Adams said: I’m more than a little surprised to see Twilight here. I’m not criticizing it at all; it just seems a little incongruous alongside books like Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. But I suppose it’s important to have variety and besides, it’s turned a lot of young people on to reading, which is definitely a good thing. To Kill a Mockingbird did that for me when I was younger; it was the first real book I read, and it got me hooked to reading. I still love the simplicity of style, how clear and well developed the characters were and the fact that it carried a valuable lesson without coming off as preachy. But what really got me right away was the way it drew me deep into a society and time different from my own and made me feel like I was part of the entire story. on the entry Top 20 Most Popular Items for April http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/05/top-20-most-popular-items-for-5.htm#comment-35259 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/05/top-20-most-popular-items-for-5.htm#comment-35259 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:20:06 -0500 Gina said: It would be great if Worldcat would just display the holdings of all participating libraries, rather than making them pay for that privilege. There is an obvious benefit for the users, for the libraries and for the usefulness of worldcat.org. on the entry WorldCat.org and libraries help connect genealogy blogger with ancestors http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35238 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2011/06/worldcatorg-and-libraries-help.htm#comment-35238 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:01:29 -0500 Bob Schulz said: A "view" is a single visit to a detailed record page for that item. So 1 view of "Great Expectations" is a visit to this page: http://www.worldcat.org/title/great-expectations/oclc/520745815 on the entry Top 20 Most Popular Items for November http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13424 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13424 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:31:09 -0500 DD Tipping said: What counts as a view? Worldcat lookup, looking at catalog listing in specific libraries, or both? on the entry Top 20 Most Popular Items for November http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13308 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13308 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:31:14 -0500 Bob Schulz said: Twilight (Item #20) had just over 800 views for the month. The Gustav Shpet item had over 1500 views in November. As to why, I agree, it would be interesting to know, but that particular one has been a mystery to me for several months. on the entry Top 20 Most Popular Items for November http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13116 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13116 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:02:29 -0500 Andy said: How many views does each item have? Some of these items are obscure enough that if they have thousands (or even hundreds) of views, it would be fascinating to provide more information about what's driving their popularity. But if "Gustav Shpet's Contribution..." is at position #3 with only (say) 8 views, maybe this is just froth on the long tail? on the entry Top 20 Most Popular Items for November http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13067 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/12/top-20-most-popular-items-for-4.htm#comment-13067 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:00:51 -0500 Brian Vetruba said: This is cool and works fairly well. But there are some problems. I did about a dozen sample searches. Searches with the qualifers were only bringing back results about 50% of the time. Most of these with results were major titles (e.g. romeo and juliet). Sometimes if you simply take out the qualifier, you can get results. For example, #Ask4Stuff ti:stones from the river brought back no results but #Ask4Stuff stones from the river did have results. Another problem is with diacritics. #Ask4Stuff mädchen only brings back items w/o the diacritics (madchen). Still, I'm going to promote this too. Hope this information is helpful! on the entry Search WorldCat.org Using #Ask4Stuff on Twitter http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/07/ask4stuff-on-twitter.htm#comment-7157 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/07/ask4stuff-on-twitter.htm#comment-7157 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:47:37 -0500 Susan C. said: Will you be creating a link to "Find a Book" from the worldcat.org site? If one is already there, I could not find it. on the entry "Find a Book" with Lexile measures and WorldCat.org http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/07/find-a-book-with-lexile-measur.htm#comment-6966 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/07/find-a-book-with-lexile-measur.htm#comment-6966 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:44:51 -0500 Kyle Cook said: Yes, the Book Bazaar application is functional on all iPod touch. I tested on a first generation iPod, so I would assume it would work on newer models. One flaw is that the search tends to yield a lot of records with ISBNs, making location in a library difficult. For the few books I searched for, I had to try several editions before one with an ISBN came up and connected me to the library through WorldCat. on the entry Welcome Book Bazaar iPhone app http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/05/welcome-book-bazaar-iphone-app.htm#comment-5971 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2010/05/welcome-book-bazaar-iphone-app.htm#comment-5971 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:43:53 -0500