Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 The gigantic online database OCLC's search interface WorldCat is now available online free at < http://www.worldcat.org >. It is an online union catalog of thousands of research libraries in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, and elsewhere. Academics probably have access to it through their institution, but this version is available to everyone. This version allows a limit command to find the copies nearest to oneself. See also a news release about it at < http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200632.htm >. Another pertinent news release is at < http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200625.htm >, which tells of the agreement between OCLC and RLG/RLIN, the other great online union catalog, to merge with each other. Allen Thrasher Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D., Senior Reference Librarian South Asia Team, Asian Division Library of Congress, Jefferson Building 150 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20540-4810 tel. 202-707-3732; fax 202-707-1724; athr (AT) loc (DOT) gov The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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