WorldCat Local

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WorldCat Local World Cat Quick Start

• a new way to search your librarys resources and
  the world beyond

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The Library Catalog a speedy review of its
history

• From the early printed book catalogue

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to the traditional card catalog
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to todays online catalog (aka OPAC)
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to a new library catalog system (aka next
generation catalog)
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which typically will include such features as

• Relevance ranking
• Facets
• Breadcrumbs
• More comprehensive searching capabilities
• More content
• Social networking tools

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Why do library users want this?

• Search engines are quick easy to use.
• Web-savy and have very high expectations.
• OPACs are unfriendly and prefer Amazon to the
  library catalog.

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WorldCat Local WorldCat Local Quick Start

• Delivers the resources of your library and
  libraries around the world in a single search.
• Displays local availability of materials and
  integrates ILL within one search
• Includes full text content from OCLC databases
  in a search retrieval set.

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Lets compare a search

• in the traditional OPAC with
• the same search in WCL

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A search on hurricane katrina in the LTLS
OPAC retrieves 126 records representing books,
DVDs, CDs and one sound recording.
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We can limit the search by library to see which
of those titles are available at Champaign PL
70 records.
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A similar search in Champaign PLs WCL retrieves
6,636 records!
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Where are these 6,000 records coming from?

• WorldCat Local retrieves search results based on
  Champaign PLs holdings in the
• WorldCat database,
• Compares those results with holdings in the OPAC,
  
• Displays titles that match along with circulation
  status.

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include titles available at Champaign PL
(displayed first), then titles available at LTLS
(displayed second), then titles held within
Illinois (displayed third), and finally
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all other relevant titles in the WorldCat
database.
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But.

• That still doesnt account for 6,000 records.

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The records retrieved include traditional library
materials as well as electronic content and
articles indexed in WorldCat (and that
accounts for the 6,000 records!)
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The same keyword search for hurricane katrina
in WCL at LTLS (with the Wilson Select Plus
database selected) retrieves 15,671 records!
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A keyword search of swine flu in the LTLS OPAC
retrieves 3 items all books.
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In WCL at LTLS the results set is 1,274 records.
In this example, we have included the Wilson
Select Plus database in order to find the full
text of relevant articles as well as books and
other materials.
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Lets select record number one
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The detailed record includes a summary and a link
to the full text.
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(No Transcript)
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Using the facets on the left side of the screen
we can limit our results to books.
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Selecting record 3 .
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Brings up the detailed record with shelf
status and the option to place a hold on the book.
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The patron will need to authenticate in order to
place a hold on the book.
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This particular item is not held within the LTLS
system so the user is presented with the option
to request the book via interlibrary Loan.
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The patron can fill out and submit an ILL request
form which will be delivered to the
librarys review file.
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Another detailed record will illustrate the
various features available in WCL including
subjects and similar items, view all editions
and formats, and availability.
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In this case, selecting view all editions and
formats will present the user with 6 other
versions of this title. These are identified and
displayed through a process known as FRBR (or
functional requirements for bibliographic records)
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A little further down in the record we can see
availability at other libraries in the
LTLS System.
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Below that are bibliographic details and options
to purchase the book.
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What Else????
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Then options to read or create reviews.
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And, finally, the ability to add tags, to create
lists, and to view other lists.
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GREAT NEWS FOR ILLINOIS LIBRARIES!
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WorldCat Local quick start

• is a free, start up version of WCL available to
  most libraries that subscribe to FirstSearch.
• offers many of the features of full WorldCat
  Local except
• Metasearch
• Branch scoping
• Statewide scoping

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(A few notes)

• Your library must run a local integrated library
  management system that is compatible with
  WorldCat Local
• If your library is part of your regional
  library systems shared catalog, you will see
  both your library holdings and the holdings of
  other libraries in your system
• If your library subscribes to WilsonSelectPlus
  or any other full text OCLC databases, you will
  be able to search these databases along with
  WorldCat Local in one single search.

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Tolono Public Library was recently set up for WCL
quick start. Since the library subscribes to
Wilson Select, their users can now search
WorldCat and this full text database in one easy
search.
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Titles held at Tolono PL will appear first, then
titles held throughout the consortium.
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The detailed record displaying availability at
the library.
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The full text of an article delivered by the
Wilson Select database in WCL.
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Questions?
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Who Should I Contact?

• Jan Ison -- jison_at_lincolntrail.info
• Pat Boze -- pboze_at_lincolntrail.info
• Laurie Bartolini -- lbartolini8475_at_charter.net
• Suzanne Schriar -- SSchriar_at_ILSOS.NET