Tiptoeing Forward: Implementing and Integrating WorldCat Local as a Discovery Tool

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Author(s): Tyler Goldberg (University of Louisville, USA), Anna Marie Johnson (University of Louisville, USA)and Randy Kuehn (Eastern Illinois University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 12
Source title: Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mary Pagliero Popp (Indiana University, USA)and Diane Dallis (Indiana University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1821-3.ch037

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science / Library Information Systems / Library Science

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This chapter describes the implementation of the WorldCat®1 Local discovery tool in a multiple-library system at a mid-sized university. The catalog data preparation required for implementation is a key focus, including discussion of the use of the OCLC holdings reclamation process. Special circumstances and limitations regarding government documents records are described. The challenge that WorldCat® Local’s architecture presents for a library system with multiple processing units is explained. Additional concepts discussed are the decisions regarding configuration and presentation on the Library’s Web interface, the challenges faced by librarians and staff, and the impact on instruction and reference. Comparisons between the number of searches in the traditional library catalog and WorldCat® Local are presented as well as interlibrary loan requests statistics pre and post implementation. Various difficulties encountered and the applied solutions are explained and discussed as well as ongoing challenges and issues.

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