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WorldCat gives people the ability to view library collections from anywhere in the world, giving them access to a rich assortment of information much deeper than what can be found through a basic internet search. WorldCat plays a vital role in getting library resources in front of people both inside and beyond the library on the popular websites where they begin their searches. 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Through natural search processes and the social networks people love, users find their way back to their local library.”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>Jason Openo</strong><br /> Former Director of Planning & Program Development<br /> The Alberta Library<br /> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada</p> <p class="barquote-morelink"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/partners-for-libraries.html">See our partners</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <div class="barquote dkgreen"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img width="48" height="48" src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_geert_jan_koot.png" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“More visibility...”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“In the old days, people had to consult dozens of reference works—and still they would have incomplete information. The need for a one-stop shop for discovery grew incrementally. A need, a wish, which became a requirement… Because the more libraries, the more content, the more visibility. And that is what we want.”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>Geert-Jan Koot</strong><br /> Former Head of the Rijksmuseum Research Library<br /> Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands</p> <p class="barquote-morelink"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/member-stories/rijksmuseum.html">Read Rijksmuseum’s story</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2 class="section home fuschia"><strong>Share</strong> your collections.</h2> <p>WorldCat provides the high-quality data that power discovery of library resources and make library collections visible to the largest resource-sharing community in the world. Since WorldCat is the foundation of <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-ill.html">WorldShare Interlibrary Loan</a>, libraries can easily see the resources available from other libraries, borrow directly from them and share their resources to meet users' needs. WorldCat also allows borrowing libraries to link users directly to articles provided by lending libraries, giving users the instant access they expect.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-flt-left-nobrdr"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/worldcat/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol__4/col1/image_908.img.png/1727454187537.png" alt="icon for resource sharing" title="icon" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <div class="barquote fuschia"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_david_bryden.png" width="48" height="48" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“See the content we have...”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“Patrons at other libraries can see the content we have [in WorldCat], and those libraries are requesting to borrow that content from us. Because we're a growing campus, we have been a net borrower for many years. Now we're a net lender—everyone out in the world can see our electronic content, and that's been a really great change”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>David Bryden</strong><br /> Director<br /> High Point University Library<br /> High Point, North Carolina, United States</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <div class="barquote fuschia"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img width="48" height="48" src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_berthold_gillitzer.png" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“Visible to many...”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“WorldShare Interlibrary Loan brings together the collection inventories of a lot of libraries [through WorldCat], thereby making them visible to many, including the unique stocks of the Bavarian State Library.”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>Berthold Gillitzer</strong><br /> Assistant Head of User Services Department and Head of Document Delivery and Interlibrary Lending Unit<br /> Bavarian State Library<br /> Munich, Bavaria, Germany</p> <p class="barquote-morelink"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/member-stories/bavarian-state.html">Read the Bavarian State Library’s story</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt6"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt6-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-flt-left-nobrdr"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/worldcat/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol__5/col0/image_ac83.img.png/1727454187580.png" alt="icon for analytics" title="icon" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt6-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2 class="section home grey"><strong>Prove</strong> your value.</h2> <p>Librarians increasingly rely on data to make decisions about the library’s collections and services and to justify those decisions to library stakeholders and funding organizations. Through <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/collection-evaluation.html">WorldShare Collection Evaluation</a>, WorldCat helps librarians compare their collections and gather the data they need to analyze their collection development choices. Librarians can compare their analysis to their own usage and circulation statistics through <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-report-designer.html">WorldShare Report Designer</a> to make decisions about the library’s priorities. In addition, <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/greenglass.html">GreenGlass</a> uses the data in WorldCat to help libraries manage shared print collections.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <div class="barquote grey"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_pam_rees.png" width="48" height="48" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“Support student learning…”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“Certainly, our shelves have more materials than we would like them to have, which makes it difficult to expand... . [This SCS deselection project] gives us a better opportunity to have space where we can collaborate together to support student learning.”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>Pam Rees</strong><br /> Library Director<br /> Grand View University<br /> Des Moines, Iowa, United States</p> <p class="barquote-morelink"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/member-stories/ci-cci.html">Read Grand View’s group story</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <div class="barquote grey"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img width="48" height="48" src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_john_maccoll.png" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“Collection-level analysis...”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“It’s only by making sure that our records are up to date and synchronized fully with WorldCat that we have the ability to do a collection-level analysis across the community, which will enable us to make decisions … [to] get best value from our collective operations as a research library community.”</p> <p class="barquote-attr"><strong>John MacColl</strong><br /> University Librarian, University of St. Andrews<br /> Former Chair, Research Libraries UK<br /> St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland</p> <p class="barquote-morelink"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c7n9oui7wQ">See how RLUK uses WorldCat</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default" id="wc-components"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-center-nobrdr"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/worldcat/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol__11/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col0/image_8c7.img.png/1727454187655.png" alt="icon for WorldCat bibliographic catalog" title="icon" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3>A bibliographic catalog</h3> <p>Everything that’s available through the library, including books, videos, photos and unique objects</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-center-nobrdr"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/worldcat/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol__11/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col1/image_6ed7.img.png/1727454187677.png" alt="icon for WorldCat knowledge base" title="icon" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3>A knowledge base</h3> <p>Connection to the library’s e-resources with options for automatic record updates</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c2"> <div class="col2 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-center-nobrdr"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/worldcat/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol__11/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col2/image_7b65.img.png/1727454187694.png" alt="icon for WorldCat registry" title="icon" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3>A registry of library profiles</h3> <p>Information about the library itself, including location, hours and services provided</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p class="more-link"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/worldcat/inside-worldcat.html" class="cta-box-link">Learn more about the information inside WorldCat</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <div class="wc-components-quote barquote ltgreen"> <div class="barquote-header"> <div class="barquote-image"> <img width="48" height="48" src="/content/dam/oclc/worldcat/update/photo_sandy_cahillane.png" alt=""/> </div> <h3>“Don’t have to micro-manage...”</h3> </div> <p class="barquote-text">“The biggest benefit for me has been the time savings. 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