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WorldCat Local : Promote WorldCat Local in your library : Instructions for customizing

Instructions for customizing WorldCat Local materials

The promotional materials on this site can be customized to include your WorldCat Local URL and your library's logo. Guidelines on this page will help you modify the materials yourself for local printing through your normal printing option.

You can also order all WorldCat Local customizable materials, including some additional items not on this Web site, through FedEx Office. For complete information, see the FedEx Office Pricing Catalog of WorldCat Local Materials. For more information about ordering and payment, see FedEx Office printing option on this Web site.

Local customization and printing options

Add your URL

You can add the URL your library has chosen for access to your WorldCat Local site. Some libraries use the unique WorldCat Local provided by OCLC for their WorldCat Local site. Others direct users to their library's existing homepage because it is already familiar to library users.

  1. Download the poster, bookmark, notepad, or table tent you want to use.
  2. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader software to insert your URL over the "Your WorldCat Local URL here" text on the template.
  3. You can also print an adhesive label containing your URL and paste it over the "Your WorldCat Local URL here" text on the printed item.

Note: The Adobe Acrobat Reader will not save your modified file. You will need to print from the file before you close it.

Add your logo

To add your library's logo and any other supplemental text, you can edit the items directly using Adobe Acrobat Professional, or you can use Microsoft Word to over-print your logo or other text or create an adhesive label that you can paste onto your printed item(s).

Note: The text "Your library's logo here" on the customizable resources is non-printing text. Even though it displays on the computer screen, it will not be visible when you print the item. Also, the text "Your library's logo here" does not appear on notepads or table tents. If you want it to appear on these items, you must use the Microsoft Word overprinting or label printing option.

Use Adobe Acrobat Professional
  1. Download the poster or bookmark you want to use.
  2. Use the Create Custom Stamp tool. This is found under Comments > Commenting Tools > Stamps.
  3. Save a high quality .jpg or .tif file to your computer to complete the Create Custom Stamp option. You will be able to move and size your logo after you complete this action.
Use Microsoft Word
  1. Use Word to create a second file that has your logo (and any other additional text) laid out to fit in a blank area of your printed item. Run it through your printer again, printing the Word file with the supplemental material. (Make sure your printer can handle double printing.)
  2. You can also print the material on an adhesive label and paste it on your item.