Tag Archives: WorldCat Local

OCLC pushing WorldCat Local as ILS

April 23, 2009 – 4:23 pm

In Challenge to ILS Industry, OCLC Extends WorldCat Local To Launch New Library System
Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technology and Research, Vanderbilt University Library, Nashville, TN — Library Journal, 4/23/2009
A third space for library automation, combining ILS and discovery
New project will manage, deliver [...]

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WorldCat Local vs. Google

July 23, 2008 – 8:25 am

Here’s a link to an article in Serials Review by Steve Shadle, talking up WorldCat Local as implemented at the University of Washington:
The Local Catalog Is Dead! Long Live the Local Catalog!
He notes that the “igeneration” (roughly those born from 1981 to 1999) demand instant gratification a la Google, and go there for topic identification [...]

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Links for WorldCat Local

May 16, 2008 – 11:15 am

For those looking for more on the WorldCat Local “next gen lite” externally hosted interface, DEDCC’s Resources page will lead you to catalogs, Powerpoint presentations, and more info:. http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/libraries_dedcc/resources/
In November a speaker from the University of Washington spoke to Five Colleges staff about their early implementation. UW and another site, Ohio State University, [...]

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