The Online Computer Library Center's Open WorldCat Program

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Veröffentlicht in:	Library Trends vol. 54, no. 3 (Winter 2006), p. 430-447
1. Verfasser:	Nilges, Chip
Veröffentlicht:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Schlagworte:	Yahoo Inc Online Computer Library Center > OCLC Google Inc Libraries Library collections Search engines Websites Online information services College Students Online Searching
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Abstract:	This article describes the Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) Open WorldCat program. WorldCat is a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. Open WorldCat seeks to make library collections and services visible and available through popular search engines such as Yahoo! and Google and other heavily used sites on the open Web. In this capacity, Open WorldCat provides an important central connection between the shared information of the library network and the Web. The article describes the history and rationale of the project; explains how Open WorldCat works for information seekers, participating libraries, and partners; and reports on what OCLC has learned from the program to date. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	0024-2594 1559-0682
DOI:	10.1353/lib.2006.0027
Quelle:	Library Science Database