January 24, 2008
Three Libraries Sign Up to Use OCLC WorldCat Local
Following results from several pilots, Cornell University Library, the State Library of Ohio and the University of Delaware Library have signed agreements to use OCLC's WorldCat Local. The service provides a scoped or targeted view of a library's collections on the WorldCat.org platform, with local branding, relevancy ranking of search results, citation formatting and other options available.
WorldCat Local was introduced as a pilot in April 2007. Pilot projects are currently under way to determine interoperability with a variety of systems. University of Washington, Peninsula Library System in California, Libraries in Illinois, Ohio State University Libraries and the University of California Libraries are all currently involved in WorldCat Local pilot projects. WorldCat Local moves from pilot into production in 2008.
For more information on the pilot, please see OCLC's full news release. Additional information on WorldCat Local can be found at OCLC's WorldCat Local Web site.
