WorldCat Updates for February

JUST ADDED: SORTING OF SEARCH RESULTS; REFERENCE CITATIONS

SORTING SEARCH RESULTS

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 <http://www.worldcat.org/> . They
are also available to users who reach a WorldCat item record from Open
WorldCat program 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.