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WorldCat Local

Expand WorldCat Local searches

Now expand WorldCat Local searches to include content from OCLC electronic resource services!

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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.

WorldCat Local gives your library users a Web-scale experience with each and every search, and provides Web visibility for your library on a far-greater level than you could achieve on your own. Powerful social networking tools also let users share opinions and expertise with online peers.

WorldCat Local delivers the resources of your library and libraries around the world in a single search. As the first step toward cooperative, Web-scale library management services, it connects your users' search experience with other library systems. Today, that means WorldCat, your catalog, local availability and resource sharing. Soon, OCLC will add Web-scale delivery and circulation, license management, print and electronic acquisitions, and more.

WorldCat Local "quick start"

WorldCat Local "quick start" is included at no additional charge with a subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch. WorldCat Local "quick start" offers many of the benefits of WorldCat Local, and includes:

  • Your library's brand in the URL, search box and user interface
  • Local library resources displayed first in search results
  • Interoperability with a single supported ILS
  • Smart integration with a library's existing delivery services
  • Access to the same social networking tools available on WorldCat.org
  • Article-level records from well-known databases with links to full text where available

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