OCLC Special Updates and Offers -- WorldCat
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WorldCat.org adds ability to build and share lists

WorldCat.org has been enhanced with a social-networking feature:
Users across the Web can now add individual items cataloged in
WorldCat to personalized lists. They can group items owned by
your library and other WorldCat libraries, and share their lists
with friends, colleagues and millions of site users.

Users can add any book, video, article or another item to a list
right from its WorldCat record, or use the checkboxes and "Save
to" button in WorldCat search results.

Patrons can build as many lists as they like on any subject

They can make lists for every purpose--personal or professional,
educational or recreational. Some ideas:

- Movies I want to check out
- Mystery novels I recommend
- Research sources to review for my paper
- Excellent childrens' books
- Best CDs for learning about jazz

They share lists with friends and the world

Lists can be public--which allows other WorldCat users to
search for and discover them--or private so only the list
author can view them. (A list's privacy is easily changed by
following its "Settings" link.) And a public list can be
shared with anyone, regardless of whether they've used
WorldCat before: The "Share" link lets a list author send an
invitation via e-mail.

Easy to manage and export

List items can be added or removed at any time, and items can
even be copied between lists. Users can also:

- Reorder a list by title, author, publish date or date added
to the list
- Save a short note for each added item
- Export a list in CSV (comma-delimited) format

The ability to export a list in common citation styles to
bibliographic-software formats, including EndNote and RefWorks,
will be added soon.

Users can start making lists now

All they need is an e-mail address to create a free WorldCat
account. Let your customers know about this exciting new
feature--encourage them to visit WorldCat.org and sign up!

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*** More WorldCat news ***

WorldCat profiles have expanded

A WorldCat user's online profile now allows them to provide
greater detail about their interests and occupation; link to any
WorldCat lists they have created; and link to a personal Web
page, RSS feed or instant messaging address. Providing this
personal information is optional, and the user can still control
the public availability of their e-mail address or their entire
profile in the privacy settings for their account.

Export bibliographic citations from WorldCat records

Individual WorldCat records now include the option to export a
bibliographic citation for the item. Citations can be saved in
two popular formats: EndNote and RefWorks. Look for the "Export"
links next to the "Cite this Item" link. (Enhanced export
capabilities will be available soon.)

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