Okay, so you’re pretty comfortable using the search box on our homepage. But are you aware of all the value-added features this user-friendly “discovery tool” has to offer you? WorldCat Local:
- is accessible on mobile devices
- is forgiving with searches and offers suggestions – “Did you mean…?”
- offers relevancy-ranked searches
- searches across multiple sources such as online catalogues, databases, full text journals, digital collections, etc.
- allows you to mark, save, email and view citations in selected formats, or export individual citations or lists to RefWorks or EndNote
- contains user-contributed reviews, ratings and cover art for some items
- allows you to sign up for a free account to create personalized lists and bibliographies and to contribute reviews
- lets you choose the interface language: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, or Spanish (at bottom of search pages)
- provides links to Amazon or other third parties if you wish to purchase your own copies
Great article Tina, I hope a lot of students, staff, and faculty will see it! Even though we switched to WorldCat last year, I had a hard time adjusting at first. Yesterday is the first time I took advantage of many of these features and I was really impressed. I built a lot of personalized lists that I hope the medical students will use next year! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Kathleen, spread the good word!