When is it best to choose WorldCat Local rather than WorldCat Local “quick start”?
A WorldCat Local purchase includes functionality beyond what is included in WorldCat Local “quick start,” including: • Interoperability with multiple ILSs • Visibility of group/consortium-level collections in search results • Interoperability with consortial borrowing systems to surface smart delivery options to searchers. • Ability to display branch-level holdings when Local Holdings Records are present. • Full suite of statistical reports. • Expanded search functionality coming in July 2009: • Search electronic content in OCLC and non-OCLC services • Integrate results from WorldCat and your library’s licensed content services in a single result list • Initially, 100 of the most widely used, licensed resources from multiple providers will be active on the service, with more databases and other materials being added each month. • My library group has a group catalog from OCLC that lets us see a view of only our collections in both FirstSearch and WorldCat.org. Will my group see this vi
