February 01, 2007
WorldCat Collection Analysis Updated
The latest quarterly update for WorldCat Collection Analysis (WCCA)has been completed. Current data in WCCA will reflect changes made to your holdings in WorldCat as of December 31, 2006. In this latest update OCLC also incorporated several changes to the user-interface aimed at improving functionality.
- The addition of Microform as document type — You can now limit your analysis by eight types of microform
- Additional Request Data in ILL Analysis Exports — Article Date, Volume, and Issue are now included when exporting ILL data
Two of the more prominent changes are:
OCLC is also developing a series of Best Practice videos that are viewable for free from the OCLC Web site. A presentation on analyzing your collection gaps is currently available and more are to come. Access the videos on the WorldCat Collection Analysis page www.oclc.org/collectionanalysis/ from the User Resources, right-hand column menu, under Ways to use WorldCat Collection Analysis.

