WorldCat on the Web NEBASE Hour September 3, 2008 Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE

WorldCat – the Heart of OCLC WorldCat Database FirstSearch Connexion Open WorldCat WorldCat Resource Sharing Client Browser WorldCat.org Yahoo! Search, Google, etc. Other Databases

Why WorldCat on the Web? Help OCLC member libraries make their collections visible and available from heavily used sites on the open Web Help Web searchers discover the richness of library collections and link them to their local library for service

Help OCLC member libraries make their collections visible and available from heavily used sites on the open Web

Help Web searchers discover the richness of library collections and link them to their local library for service

What is Open WorldCat? Program that lets major search engines and other partner Web sites integrate WorldCat data with their own services Yahoo! Search, Google, etc. Entire WorldCat database available for harvesting by search engines; actual number of records varies by site Drives traffic to library resources and services

Program that lets major search engines and other partner Web sites integrate WorldCat data with their own services

Yahoo! Search, Google, etc.

Entire WorldCat database available for harvesting by search engines; actual number of records varies by site

Drives traffic to library resources and services

What is WorldCat.org? Destination Web site for public searching of the entire WorldCat database http://www.worldcat.org/ Simple searching Downloadable WorldCat search box that Web site owners (library and non-library) can add to their sites Social networking – profiles, reviews, lists, citation formatting

Destination Web site for public searching of the entire WorldCat database

http://www.worldcat.org/

Simple searching

Downloadable WorldCat search box that Web site owners (library and non-library) can add to their sites

Social networking – profiles, reviews, lists, citation formatting

What about FirstSearch? Worldcat.org and Open WorldCat are benefits of your subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch Libraries must have a subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch for their holdings to show in Open WorldCat and WorldCat.org All libraries in Nebraska have subscription access to WorldCat on FirstSearch via NebraskAccess FirstSearch is research oriented Cross-database searching All library ownership information

Worldcat.org and Open WorldCat are benefits of your subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch

Libraries must have a subscription to WorldCat on FirstSearch for their holdings to show in Open WorldCat and WorldCat.org

All libraries in Nebraska have subscription access to WorldCat on FirstSearch via NebraskAccess

FirstSearch is research oriented

Cross-database searching

All library ownership information

Your Library’s Link Deep-linking takes patrons to an individual item’s record in your library’s online catalog FirstSearch Administrative Module – http://firstsearch.oclc.org/admin Linking tab  Web Library Catalogs Tutorial using WorldCat Registry http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcatorg/deeplinking/

Deep-linking takes patrons to an individual item’s record in your library’s online catalog

FirstSearch Administrative Module – http://firstsearch.oclc.org/admin

Linking tab  Web Library Catalogs

Tutorial using WorldCat Registry

http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcatorg/deeplinking/

WorldCat Search Plug-ins Facebook application Firefox browser search extension Google Toolbar http://www.worldcat.org/toolbars/

Facebook application

Firefox browser search extension

Google Toolbar

http://www.worldcat.org/toolbars/

Social Networking Personal profiles Lists Sharing RSS feeds Bookmarking Delicious.com Digg More… Reviews and ratings

Personal profiles

Lists

Sharing

RSS feeds

Bookmarking

Delicious.com

Digg

More…

Reviews and ratings

WorldCat.org: Clicks to Libraries

OCLC Usage Statistics http://www.stats.oclc.org

http://www.stats.oclc.org

WorldCat.org Promotional Materials Customizable tools for promoting WorldCat.org Includes: Poster Table tent News release Flier PowerPoint slides http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/promote

Includes:

Poster

Table tent

News release

Flier

PowerPoint slides

http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/promote

WorldCat Promotional materials Kits include: Flyer, Bookmark, Shelf hanger, Brief article

WorldCat Web Resources WorldCat Web site: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat WorldCat Toolbox: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/toolbox WorldCat Public Views Comparison: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/web/ comparison WorldCat Blog: http://worldcat.org/blogs/

WorldCat Web site:

http://www.oclc.org/worldcat

WorldCat Toolbox:

http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/toolbox

WorldCat Public Views Comparison:

http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/web/ comparison

WorldCat Blog:

http://worldcat.org/blogs/

Demonstration

NEBASE Hour: WorldCat on the Web Questions ??? Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE 800-307-2665 [email_address]

Questions ???

Christa Burns

OCLC Member Services Coordinator

NEBASE

800-307-2665

[email_address]