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WorldCat Local content-related FAQs

• What types of content can a library integrate into WorldCat Local?
  

  In addition to indexing content in a library's catalog or a group's union catalog, OCLC is working to index other library collections such as databases that a library manages outside its catalog.

  Resources already indexed in WorldCat.org that are included by extension in WorldCat Local are:

  • Article-level records from five databases (GPO, ArticleFirst, MEDLINE, ERIC, British Library Inside Serials)
  • Licensed eSerials collections (via the OCLC eSerials Holdings service)
  • Locally digitized materials created with CONTENTdm that have been added to WorldCat
  • "Open access" content cataloged into WorldCat by librarians at participating institutions; This includes public domain eBooks and authoritative Web sites.
• Does OCLC plan to add links to open-access articles or eBooks available via Project Gutenberg or other open-access sites to WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local?
  
  OCLC plans to add a search of open-access material. When implemented, this open-access material search will surface any data that indicates an item is available openly on the Web.
• Is OCLC working with Google to provide access to books in the digitization project?
  

  OCLC presents the link to the preview or full-text version of Google's digitized items on the detailed record through use of the Google Book Search API. Google has provided OCLC with the records that represent the items it has digitized. These records are currently in the process of being loaded to WorldCat.

  In addition, Google has added a "Find this book in a library" link in Google Scholar to digitized books for which records exist in WorldCat. This option displays near the "Buy this book" button on the right side of the Google Scholar screen.

• Does WorldCat Local contain reviews from sources other than Amazon and user-contributed content?
  
  Yes, in addition to reviews from Amazon and those contributed by users, WorldCat Local includes reviews from Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) and WeRead.

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