Reference and Discovery

WorldCat.org

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.

WorldCat® Local

Easier discovery of your materials locally and globally

WorldCat Local is a unique service that works in conjunction with WorldCat.org and provides Web access to WorldCat—the world's richest database for discovery of materials held in libraries.

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FirstSearch

Online reference
FirstSearch is an online reference search tool that delivers quality content from WorldCat and dozens of quality, respected databases of bibliographic and full-text content.

QuestionPoint

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.

Group Services

Seamless access to your library group's collection
OCLC Group Services is the customized way to select and use services from OCLC. Any type of library group—from small cooperatives to statewide, multi-type consortia—can control costs, leverage existing investments and serve users more effectively with their choice of WorldCat-based services.

ArchiveGrid

Open the door to history
ArchiveGrid provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide.