{"id":1261,"date":"2021-11-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:19:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T19:19:53","slug":"how-to-use-worldcat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/2021\/11\/29\/how-to-use-worldcat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use WorldCat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Omika Mishra <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WorldCat is a global cooperative catalog that lists the collections of 15,637 libraries in 107 countries that is managed by OCLC, Inc. The WorldCat database, which claims the distinction of being the world’s largest bibliographic database, is maintained collaboratively by subscribing member libraries. The catalog, found at worldcat.org, is linked to hundreds of library systems which results in a large number of available records. This tool can be an excellent way to find resources that your library’s catalog may not be able to display. This website is a cataloging and research tool utilized by librarians as well as the general public. Every day, librarians and other information professionals contribute to the growth of WorldCat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can look for books, music CDs, and videos using the Worldcat catalog, which holds almost everything that a patron is used to acquiring from a library. There are also numerous types of digital content available, such as downloadable audiobooks. Other resources available include citations to articles with links to the entire text; authoritative research materials, such as papers and images of local or historic value; and digital representations of rare things that aren’t available to the general public. Resources are available in a variety of languages since WorldCat libraries serve a varied range of communities in dozens of countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple ways to access WorldCat from the UNT library homepage: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. In the \u201cSearch It All\u201d section of the \u201cStart Your Research\u201d box, users can type \u201cWorldCat\u201d and click on the first link, which will route them to \u201cWorldCat FirstSearch\u201d <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. In the \u201cDatabase\u201d section, users can search for \u201cWorldCat\u201d which will also lead them to \u201cWorldCat FirstSearch\u201d. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Another way to access this tool is by going to the website directly by using the link https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/<\/a>. On searching an item, the results shown can be refined by format, author, year, language, content, audience and topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      On selecting each result, patron can view information about the item including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n