http://worldcat.org/blogs/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:51:37 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Paul Capewell said: Thanks Andy. I see the Buy This Item part, but sadly not the Google Books part. This is on Safari at home now and was on IE6 at work earlier. Don't wanna waste your time but I took a partial screenshot for you: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2553732809_d9684cd82b_o.png I'm probably just looking in the wrong place though! on the entry Google <--> WorldCat http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-432 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-432 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:05:27 -0500 Andy said: Paul: I agree... getting lost in link-land is a real hazard. Happens to me all the time. As for other methods of book data (and other) visualizations, try some of these: http://imagine-it.org/amazong/vissimweb.htm http://amaznode.fladdict.net/ http://www.touchgraph.com/TGAmazonBrowser.html http://oskope.com/ http://www.coverpop.com/pop/fiction/ http://www.visuwords.com/ If you find others, let us know. Also... not all book related, but the Flickr mashup work of KrazyDad is also worth a look: http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/ and http://www.coverpop.com/ on the entry Planned serendipity http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-433 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-433 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:19 -0500 prying1 said: I wonder why Google often times does not show World Cat in their search results. For example, I typed "Mary Viola Lind" (with quote marks) into the Google web search, and only received hits for two websites. I type the name into World Cat and find her one book listed. I've seen the same thing happen before. A little known author has no hits on Google, and yet is listed in World Cat. Why is that Google does not send their little spider search thingy through World Cat. I think they should. it's the only right thing to do. Paul - Prying1 on the entry Google <--> WorldCat http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-464 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-464 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:07:01 -0500 Bob Schulz said: Hi Paul: OCLC actually provides Google (and Yahoo, and other partners) with a separate harvestable copy of the WorldCat database which they spider to grab what records they need. Google has opted to take the 4 million most widely held items from that set, so the full database is not represented in Google's main search. They also pull separate sets to build links from Google Scholar and Google Books back to WorldCat.org, so the coverage in links back to WorldCat.org from Google is actually fairly significant. While coverage is large, it is not complete (as you've noticed). We are working with Google and other partners directly to encourage them to incorporate more of WorldCat into their indexes as the true richness of the database is the "long tail," less widely held items. on the entry Google <--> WorldCat http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-472 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/05/google-worldcat.htm#comment-472 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:53:20 -0500 Jeffrey Beall said: I think the Amazon reviews will be a disincentive for submitting reviews to WorldCat.org. I think I will just put my reviews on Amazon and know that they will eventually be migrated over to WorldCat. On the other hand, the Amazon reviews are intended for an audience that is considering buying a book. On WorldCat, the users aren't always there to buy a book; they are there to see if the book would be useful for their research or reading needs. These are two different things. I am not sure the Amazon reviews are a good fit. on the entry Planned serendipity http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-479 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-479 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:42:13 -0500 bobrobboy said: Jeffrey, Thanks for the comment. I apologize for the delay in posting it. Frankly, I lost it in amongst the other comments and spam. Sorry! :( I don't disagree with your evaluation of Amazon reviews and how people use WorldCat.org. They tend to be seen in a different light. But I think that the two can co-exist and help people better evaluate content based on their current need. An Amazon review might help someone decide to purchase an item, but at the same time it can help someone determine whether the item is worth even checking out from their library. A WorldCat review may carry more weight with some users depending on their current need regardless of whether the review appears on Amazon.com or WorldCat.org. In either case, we think bringing more evaluative content into WorldCat.org will help people satisfy their information needs. We also think it will increase the likelihood that those people will go to their library! We are also expanding the reach of WorldCat.org by linking some of our content, such as reviews, into other Web sites. We hope to expose people on many other sites to our--more weighty--evaluative content. on the entry Planned serendipity http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-501 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/planned-serendipity.htm#comment-501 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:08:27 -0500 Christie said: I think this is a great story!!! But how wonderful would it be if Paul could have found the link to the thesis (and other theses) right from where he is searching in WorldCat? WorldCat is providing access to digital content when known, such as this record that was loaded by the University of California. When known is the key term though. on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-506 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-506 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:16:23 -0500 Zhen Hue Jung said: Library of University of Canterbury, World Cat connects me with this wonderful lib, and I found it a good place to ease. at the same time, I can search for many more things that I cannot do in the Mainland of China. Thanx... on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-522 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-522 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:29:15 -0500 Meg Kribble said: I love the app, and I hope you will consider adding Blue Book to the styles available! on the entry CiteMe on Facebook http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/citeme-on-facebook.htm#comment-523 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/citeme-on-facebook.htm#comment-523 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:47:35 -0500 Amanda said: great post! Paul is certainly a lucky guy! (I also enjoy the reading this sort of work!) on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-535 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-535 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:44:08 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Christie points out something else that the WorldCat development team is working on: linking to digital content when available. It starts with Google Book Search, but goes much broader and further afield, too. on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-540 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-540 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:01 -0500 Alice Sneary said: You're welcome! I know OCLC is working on understanding what materials are available to mainland China through WorldCat, too. on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-541 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-541 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:41:22 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Thanks Meg. Now that you've brought it up, we will work on it! (Can't make any promises...but we will definitely add it to the list of possibilities.) on the entry CiteMe on Facebook http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/citeme-on-facebook.htm#comment-542 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/citeme-on-facebook.htm#comment-542 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:06 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Thanks Amanda. Note there is plenty of guitar music available in WorldCat, too... on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-543 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-543 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:45:20 -0500 ravimhee said: that's great story. this is what people expect from library service on the entry WorldCat success story http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-546 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2008/06/worldcat-success-story.htm#comment-546 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:55:34 -0500