WorldCat Update

WorldCat Update
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Just added: Sorting of search results; reference citations

Web users who perform searches at WorldCat.org can now sort
results using several indices. By default, search results are
returned sorted by relevance. Additionally, users can now sort
by author (alphabetical by last name), title (alphabetical),
and date (newest-to-oldest and oldest-to-newest).

Result sorting joins the recently added "Refine Your Search"
faceted browse feature in providing users the ability to better
examine large result sets.

Citation feature helps students and researchers

Item records in WorldCat's open-Web interface now include a
"Cite this Item" link that provides bibliographic citations
in five common styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA and Turabian.
Displayed in a separate pop-up window, the citations follow the
reference standard for each style.

The citations window cautions users that "formatting rules
within a style can vary widely between applications and fields
of interest or study," and that they should apply the specific
requirements of a reviewing body.

About availability

These new features are available to Web users who perform a
search of library-owned content at WorldCat.org. They are also
available to users who reach a WorldCat item record from Open
WorldCat results at Google, Yahoo! Search and other partner
sites, then perform a new WorldCat search or follow author or
subject links in the item record.

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