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Create a WorldCat linkBuild a Web link to the WorldCat page for a particular item, or to WorldCat search results for one or more keywords
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It's easy to create Web hyperlinks to WorldCat information. As with many Web sites, you simply embed certain kinds of information within the link. Here's what you can do:
- Create a WorldCat link with an embedded keyword search
- Create a WorldCat link for a specific book, audio or video recording, or another non-serial item using ISBN
- Create a WorldCat link for a specific serial (such as a magazine, journal or yearbook) using ISSN
- Create a WorldCat link for any specific item using OCLC Number
- Add geographic limiting to an item-specfic WorldCat link using ISBN, ISSN or OCLC
Please note that you should read and understand the WorldCat Terms and Conditions before creating and using WorldCat links.
Create a WorldCat link with an embedded keyword search
Instructions
Build your link by embedding one or more search keywords at the end of the link following the search?q= query indicator. Keywords in some cases must be preceded by an encoded abbreviation for the type of search index:
Author index keywords are preceded by the indicator au:.
Title index keywords are preceded by the indicator ti:.
Subject index keywords have no preceding indicator.
Multiple keywords (for instance, the title Harry Potter) within an index are separated by the plus-sign (+) character (Harry+Potter). See example links below.
To embed search terms for more than one index—for instance, author and title—you may find it easiest to use the WorldCat Advanced Search page to generate your link. Also note that within your link you can additionally embed a WorldCat Affiliate ID , a special identifier you obtained if you placed the freely distributed WorldCat search box . on your Web site.
Author index keywords are preceded by the indicator au:.
Title index keywords are preceded by the indicator ti:.
Subject index keywords have no preceding indicator.
Multiple keywords (for instance, the title Harry Potter) within an index are separated by the plus-sign (+) character (Harry+Potter). See example links below.
To embed search terms for more than one index—for instance, author and title—you may find it easiest to use the WorldCat Advanced Search page to generate your link. Also note that within your link you can additionally embed a WorldCat Affiliate ID , a special identifier you obtained if you placed the freely distributed WorldCat search box . on your Web site.
Link Formats
http://worldcat.org/search?q=[keyword]
http://worldcat.org/search?q=au:[keyword]+[keyword]
http://worldcat.org/search?q=ti:[keyword]+[keyword]
http://worldcat.org/search?q=au:[keyword]+[keyword]
http://worldcat.org/search?q=ti:[keyword]+[keyword]
Example Links
Search for library items related to the Napoleonic Wars
Search for library items authored by Stephen King
Search for library items with title The Old Man and the Sea
Create a WorldCat link for a specific book, audio or video recording, or another non-serial item* [ISBN]
To find the ISBN for an item:
- Search a Web-based retailer of books and media
- Check a book's dust cover or copyright page
- Search WorldCat.org using the box at page top
Instructions
Build your link around the 10- or 13-digit ISBN for the item.
Link Format
http://worldcat.org/isbn/[item ISBN]
Example Link
Book: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
* Not all book, recordings, etc. may have an ISBN; in that case, use OCLC Number instead. Note that different versions of a source work (i.e. editions, translations, large-print format) may have different ISBNs
Create a WorldCat link for a specific serial (such as a magazine, journal or yearbook) [ISSN]
To find the ISSN for an item:
- Look near the front of a serial, usually in the box that lists publisher, staff, etc.
- Search WorldCat.org using the box at page top
Instructions
Build your link around the 8-digit ISSN for the item.
Link Format
http://worldcat.org/issn/[item ISSN]
Example Link
Magazine: Business 2.0
Create a WorldCat link for any specific item [OCLC Number]
To find the OCLC Number for an item:
- Search WorldCat.org using the box at page top
Instructions
Build your link around the 1- to 8-digit OCLC Number for the item. Use this format when ISBN or ISSN is unavailable for the item.
Link Format
http://worldcat.org/oclc/[item OCLC Number]
Example Link
Printed music: The John Williams Songbook
Add geographic limiting to an item-specfic WorldCat link [ISBN, ISSN, OCLC]
Instructions
Your ISBN, ISSN or OCLC Number-based link can also limit WorldCat results to only those libraries within a particular geographic area. You can limit by:
- 5-digit postal ZIP code (U.S.)
- State name or postal abbreviation (U.S.)
- Province name
- Country name
Link Formats
http://worldcat.org/isbn/[item ISBN]&loc=[location]
http://worldcat.org/issn/[item ISSN]&loc=[location]
http://worldcat.org/oclc/[item OCLC Number]&loc=[location]
http://worldcat.org/issn/[item ISSN]&loc=[location]
http://worldcat.org/oclc/[item OCLC Number]&loc=[location]
Example Links
Book: Freakonomics in U.S. ZIP code 90101
Book: Freakonomics in U.S. state Florida
Book: Freakonomics in country United Kingdom