About this Guide
Scope
The WorldCat Collection Analysis Service User Guide is a guide to the operation of the WorldCat Collection Analysis service and to the various analysis displays produced by the service.
Screen illustrations
Screen displays shown in this document are taken from OCLC development environments; these environments are typically limited in scope. Although the names of real OCLC member libraries are often shown, the associated data is displayed for demonstration purposes only and is not in any way meant to be an accurate representation of their holdings.
Audience
The WorldCat Collection Analysis Service User Guide is designed to assist acquisitions librarians and other library staff in identifying strengths, locating gaps, and otherwise evaluating their collections.
Characters
Throughout this Guide the following typographical conventions are used:
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
| l, l | lowercase letter l (el) |
| 1, 1 | digit one |
| I, I | uppercase letter i (eye) |
| O, O | upper case letter o |
| 0, 0 | digit zero |
Note: These characters are not interchangeable.
Keyboard keys
Keys that you press are enclosed in angle brackets < >. The keys in this Guide are those found on the typical PC keyboard.
Examples: < Shift > < Alt > < F10 >
Data you enter
In procedures, data that you must enter exactly as shown appears in boldface type.
Example: luna,sci,c.
Data you need to supply is described in brackets in italic typeface.
Example: au [keyword]
Do not type the brackets.
Available formats
The WorldCat Collection Analysis User Guide is available on the OCLC Web site at http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/collectionanalysis/using/, as both an HTML document and a printable .pdf file.
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Acknowledgments
OCLC acknowledges the efforts of all the people who participated in producing the WorldCat Collection Analysis Service User Guide.
Technical assistance
Lorna Williamson