Thursday, April 23, 2009

New Database - WorldCat

WorldCat has been added to MultiSearch:

Product Name: WorldCat
Vendor: OCLC-NYLINK (via FirstSearch)
Where accessible: All libraries and remote (8 simultaneous users)
Category: Library Tools and Information
MultiSearch: Yes. We will have this product searchable through MultiSearch.
Annotation: WorldCat is a cooperative database of bibliographic records contributed by libraries, making it the world's largest, most complete, and most consulted library union catalog. Quickly find what you're looking for among the global information sources in all formats - books, full text, electronic books and journals, Web-based articles, and audio and video recordings - from the full range of recorded history. For use at any library or from home with a valid Buffalo & Erie County Public Library card number.

Please note that users will soon be able to search WorldCat in conjuntion with other databases and will be able to access remotely. Please stay tuned for updates.