Getting started with WorldCat Discovery Services (Report)

Our speaker Mr. Simon Day has started his workshop by introducing, presenting, and defining WorldCat discovery interface. He has given a demonstration by highlighting the changes from 2008 to 2015: The transition from Cataloging to WorldShare Record Manger, and WorldShare Collection Manger; the transition from Resource Sharing to WorldShare Interlibrary loan; the transition of Collection Analysis to WorldShare Collection Evaluation; the transition of First Search WorldCat to WorldCat Discovery Services.

By demonstrating the options; content; features of WorldCat: such as direct link to the local OPAC, MARC RECORD, CONTENTdm, quick start to build digital collections, etc. as a primary resource solution with real-time availability and item location, group views, course reserves, remote database searching. Further concluding his workshop by exploring some configuration options such as adding branding and databases.