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VIVA Webinars – July 23 & 24, 2014. Suzanne Butte. From FirstSearch to WorldCat Discovery: Cooperative Discovery that Puts You Where Your Users Are. Library Services Consultant – Consortia and State Libraries.
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VIVA Webinars – July 23 & 24, 2014 Suzanne Butte From FirstSearch to WorldCat Discovery: Cooperative Discovery that Puts You Where Your Users Are Library Services Consultant – Consortia and State Libraries
A single reference and discovery solution to replace FirstSearch and WorldCat Local • Available to any library with a FirstSearch subscription • 700 libraries registered since March 31 • WorldCat Local/WMS transition beta happening now • Access to FirstSearch will end on December 31, 2015
As a FirstSearch library, you receive: • Single search of all content available through FirstSearch today • Access to central index of 1.5 billion items • Option to purchase remote database searching • Library-branded URL and custom branding
Representing the collective collection Bibliographic information in WorldCat Licensed digital content/articles in library collections Digitized local library content 320+ million bibliographic records 2.1+ billion holdings 1.5 billion records 40 millionitems(Institutional repositories, Google, HathiTrust, OAIster) As of 28 June 2014
Feature your digital collections online with CONTENTdm “quick start”
You choose how to use it • Access to WorldCat • As your primary discovery service • Or both!
If you have OCLC Cataloging and maintain holdings in WorldCat and the WorldCat knowledge base, you also receive: • Local library collections listed first • Integrated Link resolution • Built-in A to Z list • Optional Services: • Item location and real-time availability • Group views • Remote database searching • And more!
Web visibility for library collections maintained in WorldCat WorldCatpartner traffic July 2012-June 2013 77 million referralsfrom partner sites 8.7 million click-throughs to libraries
Access to FirstSearch ends on December 31, 2015 Staff views Options WorldCat Local and WMS beta concludes Enhancements every month!
Get Ready for WorldCat Discovery • Register to receive your new WorldCat Discovery URL • Attend online training, watch short videos - http://oclc.org/support/training/portfolios/discovery/worldcat-discovery.en.html • Register for email updates at www.oclc.org/en-US/email.html
Thank You! Suzanne Butte buttes@oclc.org 800-848-5878, ext 5130 Tom Jacobson jacobsot@oclc.org 800-848-5878, ext 4049