Library cooperative OCLC has announced that York St John University has become the first academic institution in the UK to implement OCLC's WorldCat Local as its new library end-user discovery interface. The WorldCat Local service delivers single-search access to more than 450 million items from locally held content and the world's library collections. It will be available to the university's 7,500 registered library users in October.
Already in use at more than 600 installations in North America, WorldCat Local is now gaining momentum in Europe. York St John joins a number of UK public libraries also currently implementing the service.
WorldCat Local is a rich discovery environment that provides users with a single search box, eliminating the need to consult separate resources and interfaces. Users have instant access to library materials - digital objects, electronic materials, databases, journals, music, video, audio, eBooks, theses and print. Within the WorldCat Local interface, users only see the most relevant search results, what is available locally, in group or consortial catalogues and worldwide though the entire WorldCat database of 200 million records.
A case study detailing York St Johns experiences with WorldCat Local and reasons for selection will be presented at OCLC's forthcoming series of 'Making Partnerships Matter' road shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin and Edinburgh.
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