[Genealib] WorldCat.org

[Chris~Mueller]

A caveat re the bibliographic records available through WorldCat.org.

A library must do more than "set holdings" in OCLC's WorldCat database for its records to be included in the public WorldCat.org.

If a library does not have a full subscription (not the pay per search option) to OCLC's FirstSearch product, its records are not included in those displayed to users of the public WorldCat.org -- even though that library catalogs, i.e. "sets holdings" in WorldCat. 

I suspect that there are many small or special libraries with wonderful resources for genealogy research which do catalog their materials in OCLC's WorldCat, but cannot afford a FirstSearch subscription. Users of the public WorldCat.org won't know what research gems they might be missing!


Christine Mueller ~ Ibero Catalog Librarian
Cataloging Resources Coordinator ~ PCC Liaison
General Library ~ Catalog Services Dept
MSC05 3020 ~ 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131-0001
Tel: 505-277-8391 ~ eMail: cmueller at unm.edu
Genealogy eMail: genlists at myway.com

 




















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