What do WebVoyage and Voyager mean?
You may occasionally see references to WebVoyage and Voyager when using the Library of Congress Online Catalog, or sometimes hear people refer to our catalog simply as Voyager. WebVoyage is the brand name of the Web interface software and Voyager is the brand name for the suite of software used to power the Library of Congress Integrated Library System. Both products were purchased under contract from Endeavor Information Systems of Des Plaines, IL. Back to Questions • What “files” from your old catalog are available in the new one? Approximately 11.7 million bibliographic and 4.9 million authority records were migrated to the new system from various files in the old catalog: • Over 4.7 million records from the former BOOKS file (15,000 records for CIP materials never published or never received from publishers were not migrated). • Over 4.7 million records from the former PREMARC file. • 256,000 records from the former APIF file (76,000 records for older “in process” records for mater
