Computer library service and research organisation OCLC, US, has announced that the Library of the University of Alicante, in Spain, has selected WorldCat Local as its new discovery service. The library's administration plans to deliver the enhanced discovery experience with its range of available content from more than 800 million electronic, digital and physical items to its users, through the WorldCat Local central index later this year.
The library was interested in achieving higher usage of its many electronic resources. For the Alicante University Library, OCLC quality and reliability were important factors in choosing WorldCat Local.
The library has about 500,000 records in its catalogue. They will be loaded into WorldCat as part of the implementation of WorldCat Local. About 35,000 staff and students at the University of Alicante will then be able to access different types of materials, including digital objects, electronic materials, databases, journals, music, video, audio, e-books, theses and print, via one unified search field in one single search result.
Another highlight of WorldCat Local to the Alicante University Library is the easy branding of the interface. The university's students and researchers can benefit from social media features, the evaluative content and the mobile interface for smartphones on various platforms.
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