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Member stories

Hear from fellow members about their experience implementing WorldCat Local

Video presentation: Students at York St John University York St. John University, U.K. (Students discuss their experiences)

View [Streaming media via YouTube, 5 minutes]
 
Video presentation: Saint Xavier University Library Saint Xavier University Library

View [Streaming media, 20 minutes]
 
Video presentation: Boise State University Boise State University

View [Streaming Media, 22 minutes]
 
Video presentation: MIT MIT

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Video presentation: University of California University of California

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Video presentation: The University of Delaware The University of Delaware

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Video presentation: University of Washington Libraries University of Washington Libraries

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Video presentation: Fiske Genealogical Foundation Library 'quick start' Fiske Genealogical Foundation Library "quick start"

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Holy Names University

Listen [MP3, 32 minutes]

Concordia University College at Alberta

Listen [MP3, 50 minutes]

McGill University

Listen [MP3, 33 minutes]

Ohio State University

Listen [MP3, 22 minutes]

Washington State University

Listen [MP3, 60 minutes]

University of Idaho

Listen [MP3, 22 minutes]

Portland Community College

Listen [MP3, 20 minutes]

Saint Xavier University Library

Listen [MP3, 44 minutes]

Central Connecticut State University "quick start"

Listen [MP4, 21 minutes]

Mattoon Public Library "quick start"

Listen [MP4, 25 minutes]

York St. John University (U.K.)

Read the case study [PDF, 713K]

McGill University

Read the case study [PDF, 49K]

University of Puget Sound

Read the case study [PDF, 116K]

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Read the case study [PDF, 36K]

Willamette University

Read the case study [PDF, 123K]

Norwich University

Read the case study [PDF, 138K]

Macalester College

Read the case study [PDF, 174K]

Lincoln Trail Libraries System

Read the case study [PDF, 107K]

The University of Delaware

Read the case study [PDF, 171K]

University of Washington Libraries

Read the case study [PDF, 108K]

Briar Cliff University "quick start"

Read the case study [PDF, 111K]

Fiske Genealogical Foundation Library "quick start"

Read the case study [PDF, 70K]

Ferrum College "quick start"

Read the case study [PDF, 59K]

Members also share their successes and stories through the occasional Webinar series "Tips for a successful WorldCat Local introduction."

University of Idaho Webinar presentation, 1 March 2011.

Listen [Streaming media, 44 minutes]

Saint Xavier University Library Webinar presentation, 13 May 2010.

Listen [Streaming media, 57 minutes]

Boise State University Webinar presentation, 29 April 2010.

View [Streaming Media, 56 minutes]

WorldCat Local has transformed the way our students look for information—there's one place to look for articles, databases, books and videos… our interlibrary loan rates have skyrocketed.”

—Mark Vargas, speaking about their WorldCat Local implementation

Nous sommes une coopérative mondiale de bibliothèques qui appartient à, est gouvernée et entretenue par, ses membres depuis 1967. Notre utilité publique est une déclaration d’engagement les uns envers les autres, plus précisément que nous travaillerons ensemble pour améliorer l’accès aux informations détenues par les bibliothèques à travers le monde et trouverons des façons de réduire les coûts des bibliothèques par le biais de la collaboration. Plus de détails »