Library cooperative OCLC has announced that it will make more content accessible through the WorldCat Local service with popular databases from H.W. Wilson. The WorldCat Local service delivers resources of local libraries and libraries around the world through a single search box.
Twenty-nine H.W. Wilson databases are accessible via single search and discovery through WorldCat Local for libraries that subscribe to these databases. Twenty-one databases have been added to the WorldCat Local central index; eight more are accessible remotely via a Z39.50 search of WilsonWeb.
WorldCat Local expands a library's collections by combining items from the library, relevant groups or consortia, and libraries around the world through a single search and result set. Built on the foundation of WorldCat, the comprehensive source for discovery of materials held by libraries, the service allows users to discover unique, locally available resources as well as materials in libraries worldwide. WorldCat Local helps increase use of a library's resources and, at the same time, offers users the ability to find more than 475 million items in a wide variety of formats.
Powerful discovery features in WorldCat Local enable library users to more easily find and interact with electronic materials, licensed databases and journals, locally digitised content and physical items. Intuitive connections to delivery services like link resolvers and resource sharing options help users take the final step to access the content they need.
OCLC is expanding the WorldCat Local central index to include more resources from familiar content providers most used by libraries today. The central index will provide access to most available content, and will be complemented by searching remote indexes to incorporate the diverse materials libraries make available to their users.
Independent publisher H.W. Wilson provides researchers with references produced with editorial integrity. More than 60 H.W. Wilson databases - indexes, abstracts, full text resources, plus the acclaimed Retrospective Collection - meet the research needs of customers around the globe.
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