OCLC has finalised agreements with international content providers to add more electronic collections to the WorldCat database, the most comprehensive online catalogue of resources available through libraries worldwide.
It is expected that incorporating these databases into WorldCat and the WorldCat knowledge base will improve access to these collections and simplify administration for libraries that use OCLC WorldShare Metadata services. These agreements will also reduce the cost and time spent managing updates to these online collections for libraries that have registered with the knowledge base, and will provide immediate access for libraries that subscribe or want to purchase these collections. The value for libraries is that multiple applications will be able to access the metadata to simplify workflows for managing electronic materials.
The new publisher agreements that have been signed since June 2013 include: Al Manhal, Dubai, UAE; Confidential Concepts, Inc; Ecological Society of America (ESA); Henry Stewart Talks Ltd; Internet Scientific Publications (ISPUB); New York University Press; SciELO; and the ciando GmbH. These collections will be added to WorldCat over the next few months.
Both WorldCat and the WorldCat knowledge base continue to grow with new providers and collections.
