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September 28, 2012. Suzanne Butte. Library Services Consultant OCLC. Single-search access to Tenn-Share library resources through WorldCat Group Catalog . Agenda OCLC WorldCat Group Catalog Update on ILL. What is a WorldCat Group Catalog ?. Built on WorldCat.org
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September 28, 2012 Suzanne Butte Library Services ConsultantOCLC Single-search access to Tenn-Share library resources through WorldCat Group Catalog
Agenda OCLC WorldCat Group Catalog Update on ILL
What is a WorldCat Group Catalog? • Built on WorldCat.org • 271 million bibliographic records • 1.8 billion holdings and more • Features • Group holdings elevated in relevancy ranking • Create scoped views • Ability to create links to group-specified resources/catalogs • Place search box on any Web site
WorldCat growth since 1998 As of 27 April 2012
Representing the collective collection in WorldCat Physical holdings in WorldCat Licensed digital content/articles in library collections Digitized local library content 271 million bibliographic records 1.8+ billion holdings 412 million records 29 million items(Institutional repositories, Google, HathiTrust, OAIster) As of 27 April 2012
Print Digital Collections Electronic Licensed Content and eBooks Evaluative Content Goal: Offer robust collection to enhance discovery How: Aggregate evaluative content from multiple sources • Status: 44 million+ data elements included • 14.4 million ToCs • 12 million ratings • 6.6 million book jacket covers • 3.1 million summaries • 1.7 million user reviews • 307 thousand first chapters • 294 thousand author biographies
lists profiles ratings Saved searches reviews Social networking tools tags
OCLC WorldShare™ Interlibrary Loan • New service will replace WorldCat Resource Sharing • Included in existing OCLC Resource Sharing subscriptions • The service will: • Add efficiencies and improve workflows • Support delivery of print and electronic materials • Promote member innovation with platform-driven APIs • No changes to ILLiad
New and improved features • Display of lender costs – speeds selection of appropriate lenders • Integrated buy-it options for staff – more options to buy rather than borrow • Variable aging of requests – automatic entry of “enter my symbol twice” saves staff time • Display of item availability and shelf status + dynamic lender string based on item availability for WorldCat Local libraries – select lenders based on actual availability of needed item • ---and more
Stay informed • Follow progress at: www.oclc.org/us/en/migrate-worldshare-ill/default.htm • Announcements on OCLC-SHARING-L • Register: https://www3.oclc.org/app/listserv