GOLD/GALILEO Conference 2008

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Agenda

• OCLC FirstSearch Databases:GALILEO and beyond

• WorldCat.org• The Open WorldCat Project • Encouraging Usage

FirstSearch Databases on GALILEO• What’s there?• GALILEO>Databases A-Z• In search, keyword firstsearch• Some featured databases:

Featured FirstSearch Databases• Reference and Research

• Wilson Select Plus• Papers First• Proceedings First • World Almanac

Featured FirstSearch Databases• Special Interest

• e-books Index• ClasePeriodica (CLASE and

PERIÓDICA)

Featured FirstSearch Databases• Academics/Research

• Biology Digest• Econlit• GEOBASE

Changing Resource Needs?

• OCLC FirstSearch offers a wide range of databases to meet your needs!

• For an overview, visit: • http://www.oclc.org/support/

documentation/firstsearch/databases/dblist/default.htm#news

Flexible access

• Subscription: An annual subscription to the databases you select

• Per-search: Purchasing in blocks of 500 searches

• We can help you determine the level of access (simultaneous logons from your library to OCLC FirstSearch, ranging from 1 to unlimited) that your library will need, as well as the databases your library's users will want.

For More Information…

• Call or e-mail the SOLINET Member Services Helpdesk!

• 1-800-999-8558• helpdesk@solinet.net

• WorldCat Features• WorldCat.org• Open WorldCat Project

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• Search 1.2 Billion items in libraries worldwide

• Article-level citation records in WorldCat.org results

• OCLC has added article-level citation records from GPO, ArticleFirst, Medline and ERIC

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Statistically Speaking…

• Number of libraries represented worldwide:• 69,000• Number of bibliographic records:• 108,828,533• How often a record is added:• Every 10 seconds• Number of holdings:• 1,292,763,300

• Number of countries represented:• 112• Number of languages and dialects

represented:• More than 470• How often a request is filled through

WorldCat Resource Sharing:• Every 4 seconds• How often WorldCat is searched via

FirstSearch:• Every second

Worldcat.org

• Access: • http://www.worldcat.org• Anyone can search WorldCat!• Create an account to:

• Create Lists • Build a bibliography• Write reviews

Your Library in WorldCat.org!

• Contribute your holdings and other metadata

• Subscribe to the WorldCat database on the FirstSearch reference service*

• Receive membership in OCLC

• *Required for Web exposure of your holdings via WorldCat.org, Google, Yahoo! and other partner sites

2.Whoa!

• WorldCat.org Facebook Application• Search plug-ins: Facebook and Firefox• Share your lists with others!

Latest News

• H.W. Wilson and MLA to make article-level records available in OCLC WorldCat.org

• OCLC and Google to exchange data, link digitized books to WorldCat

Open WorldCat

• Ever search for something on Google and suddenly…

And then--

How it works

• User enters search term, also phrase “find in a library”

• WorldCat records integrated into the mix, user finds it Links lead user to the core WorldCat Web interface, displaying evaluative content for the selected item including author, publisher, format, and subject headings linked to “More like this” results

• User enters their postal ZIP code or another geographic identifier

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How it works

• Results show libraries near them that hold theitem

• User clicks our library’s link and goes directly to the library’s online catalog record for that item

• User may also see links to a virtual reference desk or general information page

Share it all at your library!

• Promote WorldCat in your library: • http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/promote/

default.htm• Promote FirstSearch in your library: • http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/

support/promoting/default.htm

Questions and Discussion

• How are your patrons using databases like WorldCat?

• What questions do you have for me?

Thank You!

• Russell Palmer• rpalmer@solinet.net• 1-800-999-8558, ext. 4916