This week we are beginning beta testing of WorldCat Local, a new online interface for searching Boyce Centennial Library’s Catalog. A quick comparison of WorldCat Local with our current OPAC helps visualize some of the changes that are coming.
Initial Search Page on current OPAC:
Initial Search Page on WorldCat Local:
Search Results on current OPAC:
Search Results on WorldCat Local:
WorldCat Local delivers many enhancements and new features to our patrons, including:
A streamlined search interface
Categories to refine your search terms quickly
Cover art to help you locate an item quickly by sight
Lists of subjects related to your results that can be quickly searched with a single click
A “Browse Similar Items” window
Easy-to-understand circulation information so you can see where the item is located in the library and whether or not it is available
Links to do further research about authors
The option to write reviews about items in the library
The ability to add tags to items
The option to share items on social network sites like Facebook or bookmark them on sites like Delicious
A custom list editor to quickly create a bibliography of your search results
Built in citation options to export references to your favorite bibliographic software
This is a partial list of new features now available in our beta test of WorldCat Local. In the coming days, I’ll post blog entries overviewing these features with tips on how to get the most from them. In the meantime, we hope you’ll spend some time exploring WorldCat Local (sbts.worldcat.org), and then please send us some feedback (worldcatfeedback@gmail.com) on what you like, what worked, what didn’t (it is a beta, after all!), and what could be added or improved.
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