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WorldCat registry
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WorldCat Registry at a glance

OCLC's WorldCat Registry is a free Web tool that provides a single location from which any library can manage and distribute data that describes its institutional identity and services.

Features

  • Easy-to-use Web interface that allows authorized library personnel to maintain data about their library, including: identifying codes assigned by various standards or industry organizations; details about physical location, contacts, Web sites and electronic services; hierarchical relationships such as parent consortia or child branches; and administrative and statistical data concerning staff, service usage and user population
  • Many institutional profiles have been automatically created and pre-populated with information already known to OCLC or from other sources maintained by the worldwide library community.
  • Downloading of Registry profile as XML file to a local/network location for importation into spreadsheet software and offline maintenance and review
  • Sharing of profile data by "obfuscated" (encoded) Web hyperlinks. Library staff can send links to designated parties at any time via the Registry's embedded e-mail facility; link recipients view profile data as a read-only Web page or XML
  • Profile data related to OpenURL services is automatically utilized by OCLC's OpenURL Gateway. This institution-independent resolving service directs link traffic to an appropriate library resource when the information seeker's IP address matches your Registry-specified address or address range

Requirements

  • Internet connection
  • Current-generation Web browser