WorldCat Local "quick start"

WorldCat Local "quick start:" your first step toward Web-scale, cooperative library services

WorldCat Local "quick start" delivers your library's resources and resources of the world's libraries in a single search result. It is included in a subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch at no additional charge.

WorldCat Local connects users' search experience with library management systems—today, that means WorldCat, your catalog, local availability and resource sharing. Soon, OCLC will take the next steps and pilot Web-scale delivery and circulation, license management, print and electronic acquisitions, and more.

What do you get with WorldCat Local "quick start"?

WorldCat Local "quick start" offers libraries:

• Display of a local library's holdings first in search results, followed by the holdings of other WorldCat libraries
• Local branding of a WorldCat search box, URL and user interface
• Links to an existing OpenURL resolver for access from the over 58 million article citations in WorldCat.org to the online full text to which libraries subscribe
• Integration of existing OCLC delivery/interlibrary loan services (WorldCat Resource Sharing, ILLiad), plus additional integration of your library's print, electronic and digital materials, making it an even better way to help users find exactly what they want
• Interoperability with a single local library catalog for real-time item availability information and place holds, plus interoperability with a second integrated library system (ILS)
• Access to the same social networking tools available on WorldCat.org

Libraries with other Web-accessible ILSs will benefit from features such as local branding, ranked search results and links to existing services now. Expanded access to real-time availability interoperability will be added in phases, beginning with a prominent link to library catalogs later in 2009 and a method for libraries to create their own interoperability with WorldCat in 2010.

Want to get started? It's as easy as "Ready ... Set ... Go!"

If you're as excited about WorldCat Local "quick start" as we are, you probably want to jump right in and get the service up-and-running. Well, here's more good news—it's easy to get started with WorldCat Local "quick start." Here's a brief overview of what to do next in three easy steps:

1. Ready - If  you already subscribe to WorldCat on FirstSearch and catalog with OCLC, complete the registration form to initiate your WorldCat Local "quick start." It only takes a few minutes, and you'll get your branded URL back within 24 hours.

2. Set - If your holdings are current in WorldCat, then you're ready to “Go!” If not, updating and/or reindexing your local MARC records is fast and easy. You'll also want to configure the service to meet your local needs.

3. Go! - Train your staff on how WorldCat Local "quick start" will be integrated into your online resources, put your unique search box on your Web site, and start letting users know about it.