What is the WorldCat Registry and why should I use it?
The WorldCat Registry is a Web-based directory of libraries and library consortia. This authoritative service allows any institution to do three things: Create and maintain a comprehensive institutional profile in a single, secure, Web-accessible location Share this profile internally between branches or consortia members, and externally with vendors and other third parties, electronically automating the exchange of information common to these relationships • Enhance the visibility of institutional services and content, moving them closer to consumer point of need through Web services such as WorldCat.org The Registry streamlines a necessary but time-consuming workflow. Many institutions have to routinely provide many kinds of information about their physical operations, computer systems and people to a variety of organizations—vendors, publishers, partners, funding agencies, fellow institutions, and the OCLC cooperative. Here, you create and manage an institutional profile on a secure
