Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has announced that following results from several pilots, the Cornell University Library, the State Library of Ohio and the University of Delaware Library have signed agreements to use WorldCat Local. WorldCat Local is a new service that combines the cooperative power of OCLC member libraries worldwide with the ability to customise WorldCat.org as a solution for local discovery and delivery services.
Pilot projects are currently under way to determine interoperability with a variety of systems. University of Washington, Peninsula Library System in California, Libraries in Illinois, The Ohio State University Libraries and the University of California Libraries are all currently involved in WorldCat Local pilot projects. Introduced as a pilot in April 2007, WorldCat Local will go live in 2008.
The WorldCat Local service builds on WorldCat.org, which allows web access to the world's richest database for discovery of materials held in libraries. Through a locally branded interface, the service provides libraries the ability to search the entire WorldCat database and present localised results most accessible to the patron. These include internal special collections, collections shared in a consortium, and open access collections.
WorldCat Local interoperates with locally maintained services like circulation, resource sharing and resolution to full text to create a seamless experience for the end user. It will also include future enhancements to WorldCat.org.
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