Results tagged “recent items” from WorldCat Blog
The top 5 items added by WorldCat libraries in October are:
1- The spire : a novel, by Patricia Cornwell. Added by 1213 WorldCat libraries.
2- 10-10-10 : 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years - a life-transforming idea, by Suzy Welch. Added by 863 WorldCat libraries.
3- Nine dragons : a novel, by Michael Connelly. Added by 845 WorldCat libraries
4- Evidence : an Alex Delaware novel, by Jonathan Kellerman. Added by 809 WorldCat libraries
5- The Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell. Added by 783 WorldCat libraries
Lists of recent items added to WorldCat libraries for the month of Oct. are now available. You can see these lists on your library's WorldCat profile page which can be accessed via the 'Library info' link in the list of holding libraries on the item details page or the library name in the library search results (to search for your library, go to WorldCat.org/libraries).
The recent items list for each library now provides a breakdown of different item types by: all new items, new fiction, new non-fiction, new juvenile and new non-juvenile.
October stats include:
- 9,393 libraries added new items to WorldCat in October
- Of those, 490 did not have an existing recent items list, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.
- 8,903 existing recent items lists were updated.
The 3 most popular WorldCat juvenile items added in September were:
When You Reach Me, added by 2,183 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals are Big and Little Animals are Little, added by 2,164 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
The Magical Ms. Plum, added by 2,012 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
Other top juvenile items added to WorldCat libraries in September can be seen here.
The 3 most popular WorldCat non-juvenile items added in September were:
The Defector, added by 1,187 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
The Lost Symbol: a novel, added by 1,167 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
and The Traffickers, added by 1,047 WorldCat libraries in Sept.
Other non-juvenile items added to WorldCat libraries in September can be seen here.
Lists of recent items added to WorldCat libraries for the month of Sept. are now available. You can see these lists on your library's WorldCat profile page which can be accessed via the 'Library info' link in the list of holding libraries on the item details page or the library name in the library search results.
September stats include:
- 13,669 libraries added new items to WorldCat in September
- Of those, 703 did not have an existing recent items list, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.
- 12,966 existing recent items lists were updated.
Recent items added to WorldCat for the month of August are now available. You can see these lists on your library's WorldCat profile page which can be accessed via the 'Library info' link on the item details page or the library name in the library search results.
August stats include:
- 8,861 libraries added new items to WorldCat in August.
- Of those, 640 did not have an existing recent items list, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.
- 8,221 existing recent items lists were updated.
The 5 most popular items added to WorldCat in August were:
Fool, added by 1,277 WorldCat libraries.
Up Close and Personal, added by 1,136 WorldCat libraries
Summer on Blossom Street, added by 1,068 WorldCat libraries
Take two, added by 834 WorldCat libraries.
Nicki, added by 817 WorldCat libraries.
Recent Items added to WorldCat lists for the month of June are now available.
To preview these lists: navigate to your library's WorldCat profile page via the "Library info" link on the item details page. Then click the 'All recent additions by this library to WorldCat' link on the library profile to view the entire list.
Stats for the month of June:
- There were 13,627 institutions that added a new item to WorldCat in June.
- Of those, 813 did not have an existing recent items list, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.
- 12,814 recent items lists were updated.
The 5 most popular items added to WorldCat in June were:
The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes, added by 2,137 WorldCat libraries.Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Horse in the House, added by 1,943 WorldCat libraries.
The Frog Scientist, added by 1,904 WorldCat libraries.
Tricking the Tallyman, added by 1,882 WorldCat libraries.
along for the ride, added by 1,801 WorldCat libraries.
The initial phase of the WorldCat Library Profile feature launched in mid-May and is now off and running.
The following are some interesting stats from the 'Recent Items added by this library to WorldCat' area:
• There were 13,689 libraries that added a new item to WorldCat in May.
• Of those, 1,099 did not have existing recent items lists from April, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.
• 12,590 recent items lists were updated (for libraries that had new items in both April and May).
• The most popular item added to WorldCat in May, added by 2,245 libraries, was Dying To Meet You: 43 Old Cemetery Road.
We are still working to resolve the issue for those libraries that cannot yet view their profile. We hope to have a fix in place very soon and apologize for the inconvenience.
