What is OCLC interlibrary loan?
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan automates your interlibrary borrowing and lending processes though the largest resource-sharing network in the world to save your staff time and to ensure timely delivery of items to the people who need them.
What is the purpose of WorldCat?
WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.
How do I find my OCLC number?
The OCLC Control Number is a unique, sequentially assigned number associated with a record in WorldCat. The number is included in a WorldCat®record when the record is created. The OCLC Control Number can be found in MARC fields 001, 019, and 035 as follows.
What is OCLC classify?
OCLC Classify is a project undertaken by OCLC to aggregate bibliographic information about individual works into one database using Functional Re- quirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) concepts. The intention is to provide most commonly used classification numbers and subject headings for an individual work.
How often is WorldCat updated?
OCLC updates the WorldCat knowledge base every month. See which collections and providers were added or enhanced this month. Collection data is refreshed on a rolling basis. The frequency of the data updates varies by provider and how often they send their data to the knowledge base team.
Can I read books on WorldCat?
You can search the catalog by title, author, subject or keyword. NOTE: You cannot access or borrow ebooks from other libraries. WorldCat ebook records are sometimes inaccurate.
What is WorldCat best used for?
WorldCat.org lets you: Find books, music, and videos to check out. Find research articles and digital items (like audiobooks) that can be directly viewed or downloaded. Link to “Ask a Librarian” and other services at your library. Post your review of an item, or contribute factual information about it.
What does an OCLC number look like?
OCLC number is a variable-length numeric string with leading zeros for numbers with less than 8 digits and no leading zeros for those with 8 or more digits. Note: Field 019 contains the OCLC control number of a deleted or merged record replaced by the current one.
How do you search on WorldCat?
On the WorldCat.org homepage, enter one or more basic keywords in the search box. Select Search for Library Items from the Search drop-down menu and then enter one or more basic keywords in the search box. Click Search. Your results appear, sorted by relevance.