World Cat

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World Cat

• World wide catalog of libraries in the U.S.,
  Canada, and Europe

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Getting Started

• From University Libraries website
• Click on Databases
• Click on W
• Select WorldCat

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Advanced Search

• Allows you to select
• Location of search terms (keyword, subject,
  title, author, etc.)
• Type of Item
• Language
• Date of publication

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Result List

• Shows all results or select by type of Item
• Click on title for more information about that
  Item
• Indicates that BSU Libraries has an item
• Provides URL if online

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Results List cont

• Tabs at top show how many items for each type
  (book, Internet, article, etc)
• Default to looking at all items
• Click on title of item to see complete record

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Complete Record

• Provides citation information
• Table of contents (if available)
• Abstract (if available)
• Link to libraries that own this item

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Interlibrary Loan

• You can interlibrary loan items that University
  Libraries do not own
• Click on link request from another library
• Log in with your BSU ID and password
• Fill out ILL form and click on submit

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Marking records

• Marking records allows you to compile a list of
  only those items that are useful for your
  research
• Click on mark box at top of complete record or
  from results list
• Email and print options are at the top of each
  page

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