Question 1

Why does OCLC provide access to both FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

OCLC maintains both FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery because we understand libraries need to deliver search experiences that meet different user needs. Power searching for library staff and expert searchers. Single-search-box discovery of electronic, digital and physical library collections for a broader user community. Access to both services is included in a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription.

Question 2

How do current WorldCat Discovery subscribers who do not maintain holdings in WorldCat benefit from WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

WorldCat Discovery subscribers receive the following benefits from WorldCat Discovery, regardless of the presence of their collections in WorldCat. A new user interface that adapts automatically to mobile devices. Access to a central index that represents 3,081 collections of articles, e-books and other e-content. Links to full text via an existing OpenURL resolver and from URLs included in the 856 field of WorldCat records.

Question 3

What additional WorldCat Discovery benefits do WorldCat Discovery subscribers receive when they also subscribe to OCLC cataloging?

Accepted Answer

Libraries whose collections are maintained in WorldCat and the WorldCat knowledge base maximize the benefits they receive from WorldCat Discovery.

Question 4

Is there an API available for WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

The WorldCat Discovery API is currently available as a beta for a limited number of libraries using WorldCat Discovery. While the WorldCat Discovery API is not yet generally available for use by commercial partners, libraries who wish to use the beta version of WorldCat Discovery API are encouraged to visit the OCLC Developer Network and request a key.

Question 5

What usage statistics are provided to WorldCat Discovery subscribers?

Accepted Answer

Subscribers to WorldCat Discovery have access to the same type of usage statistics available for FirstSearch. In addition, WorldCat Discovery Services works with Google Analytics, a free tool, to deliver traffic and access statistics for your library.

Question 6

What does WorldCat Discovery mean for OCLC ILL subscribers?

Accepted Answer

Authorized ILL staff can use the staff view of WorldCat Discovery for full-featured searching with facets and access to the central index, and then use the Staff ILL Request button to integrate discovery results into ILL workflows. Users of libraries that offer patron-initiated requesting search WorldCat Discovery to identify the materials they request through interlibrary loan. ILL staff can also search WorldCat within WorldShare Interlibrary Loan, but all future searching enhancements will occur in WorldCat Discovery; there are no plans to further enhance searching within WorldShare ILL.

Question 7

I set up new OCLC Services accounts for my staff's use of WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Will we use the same accounts to access WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Staff who manage both WorldShare ILL and WorldCat Discovery for your library can do so from the same OCLC Services account. Your ILL staff may contact orders@oclc.org to request access to WorldCat Discovery from your library's OCLC services accounts for WorldShare ILL.

Question 8

Can library staff customize their library's WorldCat Discovery URL?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your library staff can request a change to your library-specific URL by submitting a request to orders@oclc.org.

Question 9

What advanced search capabilities are provided for expert searchers, such as faculty members or genealogists?

Accepted Answer

All WorldCat Discovery users may use multiple search options.  Keyword and advanced searching continue in WorldCat Discovery. The advanced search screen displays the most-used searchable fields.

Question 10

Can library staff view MARC records in the new service?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Display of MARC records is available for staff of libraries that maintain up-to-date in WorldCat through an OCLC cataloging subscription. Staff must log in to use staff-specific features such as the MARC record display.

Question 11

For libraries that use WMS or WorldCat Discovery Premium, with which ILSs does WorldCat Discovery interoperate to deliver real-time availability status?

Accepted Answer

ILSs that currently interoperate with WorldCat Discovery to provide real-time availability are: ExLibris: Alma, Aleph, Voyager; Innovative Interfaces: Millennium, Sierra; OCLC: WorldShare Management Services, LBS, OLIB; SirsiDynix: Symphony, Unicorn, Horizon; TIND; Z39.50-only interoperability: Koha

Question 12

What is in the WorldCat Discovery central index?

Accepted Answer

The central index is an index of metadata for a wide range of databases, articles, e-books, and digital materials libraries provide to their users, including materials from well-known content providers and open access resources.

Question 13

What is the difference between the electronic content represented in WorldCat and the electronic content represented in the central index?

Accepted Answer

Metadata for electronic resources such as websites, e-journals and e-books has been added to WorldCat for many years. Some of the metadata has been contributed by OCLC member libraries and some has been added through OCLC partnerships with leading publishers and content aggregators.

Question 14

What is the difference between the central index for WorldCat Discovery and the WorldCat knowledge base?

Accepted Answer

The central index for WorldCat Discovery and the WorldCat knowledge base are complementary tools that enable information seekers to find and connect to information resources provided by libraries.

Question 15

Does my library need to subscribe to collections represented in the central index in order to take advantage of search access through WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

The central index for WorldCat Discovery serves as a finding tool for millions of content items.

Question 16

Does WorldCat Discovery favor specific content sources in search results?

Accepted Answer

No. WorldCat Discovery is a content-neutral service. The WorldCat Discovery central index represents collections from a broad range of authoritative content providers, and search algorithms do not favor specific content collections.

Question 17

What is the relationship between searches of the central index for WorldCat Discovery and searching remote databases not represented in the central index?

Accepted Answer

The central index is available for searching by users of all FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscribers. Searches retrieve results from WorldCat and the central index. The e-content that a library makes available to its users depends on its subscriptions to e-content collections.

Question 18

How do libraries begin to use the WorldCat knowledge base?

Accepted Answer

Use of the WorldCat knowledge base is included in an OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Subscription.

Question 19

Why do libraries need a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription for their holdings to display in WorldCat.org and OCLC partner websites?

Accepted Answer

An OCLC Cataloging subscription supports the cost of maintaining your library's holdings in the WorldCat database. A FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription covers the cost of making that data accessible to information seekers and machines that integrate information resources through interfaces and APIs.

Question 20

Does an EMEA WorldCat.org subscription support a library's use of WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

EMEA libraries that subscribe to WorldCat.org at Level 3 (which includes access to FirstSearch) may use WorldCat Discovery as part of their current subscriptions. Use of WorldCat Discovery is not included in an EMEA Level 1 or Level 2 WorldCat.org subscription. Libraries subscribing at these levels will continue to expand visibility of their collections through OCLC's partnerships with a growing number of search engines and other popular websites.

Question 21

What kind of training is available for library staff?

Accepted Answer

OCLC provides self-paced, live and virtual training for library staff when the service is released. Details about training resources will be provided on the OCLC Support and Training website.

Question 22

Does my library need to use specific browsers to access WorldCat Discovery?

Accepted Answer

WorldCat Discovery requires use of the latest version of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox®, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 11

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WorldCat 检索服务基本概况

为什么 OCLC 可同时提供对 FirstSearch 和 WorldCat 检索的访问权限？

WorldCat 检索服务对当前没有在 WorldCat 中维护馆藏的 WorldCat 检索服务订购者有何益处？

如果 WorldCat 检索服务订购者同时定购了 OCLC 编目，WorldCat 检索服务还能为其提供哪些额外益处？

有没有 WorldCat 检索可用的 API？

哪些使用情况数据可提供给 WorldCat 检索的订购者？

WorldCat 检索服务对 OCLC ILL 订购者有何意义？

管理 WorldCat Discovery 帐户

我设立了新的 OCLC 服务帐户，以便员工使用 WorldShare 馆际互借。我们可以使用同一帐户访问 WorldCat 检索服务吗？

图书馆工作人可以定制其所在图书馆的 WorldCat 检索服务 URL 吗？

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有哪些高级搜索功能可以提供给专家搜索者，如大学教师和系谱学者？

图书馆工作人员可以在新服务中查看 MARC 记录吗？

WorldCat Discovery 将与哪一种集成图书馆系统 (ILS) 实现交互操作来提供实时可用性状态？

WorldCat Discovery 内容

WorldCat 检索服务中心索引包含哪些内容？

出现在 WorldCat 中的电子内容和出现在中心索引中的电子内容有何区别？

WorldCat 检索服务的中心索引和 WorldCat 知识库有何不同？

我的图书馆是否需要订购展示在中心索引中的馆藏才能使用 WorldCat Discovery 的搜索功能？

WorldCat 检索中的搜索结果是否会偏向特定内容来源？

搜索 WorldCat 检索服务的中心索引与搜索中心索引中未出现的远程数据库之间有什么关系？

图书馆该如何开始使用 WorldCat 知识库？

WorldCat 检索服务订购

为什么图书馆需要订购 FirstSearch/WorldCat 检索服务来让馆藏显示在 WorldCat.org 和 OCLC 合作伙伴的网站上？

EMEA WorldCat.org 订购支持图书馆使用 WorldCat Discovery 吗？

开始使用 WorldCat 检索服务

图书馆工作人员可以参加什么培训？

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