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OCLC have been developing a web 2.0 version of WorldCat, which can be freely accessed on the web at http://www.worldcat.org. It includes all the same information as the version accessible through FirstSearch, as well as web 2.0 features, such as the ability for any user to add comments and reviews. In addition, there is a ‘My WorldCat’ feature, which allows users to save items to their own personal lists, which can then be shared publicly.

  • Go to http://www.worldcat.org and click on ‘Register’ in the top right-hand corner
  • Fill out the form, agree to the terms and conditions and sign up!
  • Search for a book and look at the record, in particular the extra web 2.0 features.

My WorldCat - Web 2: Oxford libraries

    1. Link through to OLIS by clicking on ‘search my library’ under ‘Get it’ or the links underneath where it says ‘Services from University of Oxford for this item’. This location information obviously will not work outside of the University network, but you can search by location on the ‘libraries’ tab at the bottom of the screen if you are elsewhere. Try typing in ‘United Kingdom’ in the location information box and see where else the book is.
    2. Look at the ‘details’ and ‘reviews’ tab and see if anyone has contributed anything. If you feel like it, add something yourself.
    3. If you have already experimented with del.icio.us or another social bookmarking site, try posting the record to your favourites there by using the ‘bookmark’ widget under ‘share it’.
    4. If you have a RefWorks account, export the record there.

  • Create a list and add items to it. You can either do this by choosing ‘save to [new list]’ under ‘save it’, or by going to the ‘Lists’ menu at the top of the screen and choosing ‘create new list’. Add the book you have just been looking at, then search for a few more and add them too.
  • View your list by going to the ‘lists’ menu, and take a look at the features here:

    1. You can send email invitations to others by clicking on ‘Share’.
    2. You can export the list as a CSV file for use in Excel
    3. You can bookmark the list on del.icio.us etc by clicking on the ‘bookmark’ widget in the top right-hand corner.
    4. You can subscribe to a feed of new items added to the list by clicking on the ‘RSS feed’ widget above the ‘bookmark’ widget.
    5. You can add notes to individual items by clicking on the ‘edit note’ button.
    6. You can export references as citations to RefWorks and EndNote (and as HTML or RTF) by clicking on the citations tab. If you have a RefWorks account, give this a go.
My WorldCat - Web 2: Oxford libraries

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