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A platform for broad, Web-scale discovery and delivery of library resources
WorldCat.org is a Web destination with search and social networking features that allow information seekers to discover, localize and personalize content from your collections and those of 10,000-plus WorldCat libraries globally. The site is the centerpiece of an open and "Web scale" system that distributes data about WorldCat-cataloged items across popular search engines, the social Web and other partner sites. People who search the Internet first for information find what they need in the context of libraries; identify their location and link directly to catalog records and electronic services at nearby institutions; and contribute user-created content that further enhances discovery and expands the utility and reach of the system.
End user discovery service
TouchPoint provides a state-of-the-art interaction between libraries and their users in a web environment. The service provides greater accuracy for researchers with more complex discovery needs and richer insights into chosen resources. User-generated content, like reviews and lists, which have been contributed to WorldCat.org, are for the first time accessible via a locally hosted solution.
Cooperative virtual reference
QuestionPoint is a unique virtual reference service, supported by global network of cooperating libraries worldwide, as well as an infrastructure of software tools and communications. QuestionPoint is also a source of unique centralized knowledge resources built by a collaborative network of member libraries.
Single-search access to 922+ million items from your library and the world's library collections
WorldCat Local delivers single-search-box access to more than 922 million items from your library and the world's library collections. It connects people to all your library's materials—physical, electronic and digital—as well as to the delivery services that get them what they need.
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