Transcript Report on WorldCat Local: Music

Report on WorldCat Local: Music
Presented by Anna E. Kijas
University of Connecticut
MOUG at MLA
February 9, 2011
MOUG Report
(Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010)
Display-related Issues that have not been corrected:
1) First screen of bibliographic records lacks crucial information or links
to details (see examples 1, 4-4.2)
2) Essential information for music-related resources and discovery does
not display (see examples 1, 1.2-1.3)
3) User cannot quickly find search terms in a bibliographic record (see
example 2)
4) No distinction in display between names shared by multiple people (see
example 3)
5) Uniform titles are not displayed (240, 7xx fields) (see examples 1.1-1.3)
6) Musical works and expressions do not appear together with their
composers, often rendering identification of works impossible (see
examples 4-4.2)
MOUG Report
(Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010)
Other Recommendations that have not been implemented:
7) Add Next/Previous links to facilitate navigation between detailed
displays within results (see example 4)
8) Enable pre-limiting by multiple formats in Advanced Search.
9) Use real-language Boolean operators in Advanced Search (AND*, OR,
NOT) (see example 5)
10) Increase prominence of link to Help window in Advanced Search.
11) Issues with hyperlinks leading to works by multiple people with
similar names (see example 1)
Example 1
Hyperlinks do not
distinguish between
names shared by multiple
people
First screen of
bib record
OCLC# 50600335
Example 1.1
505 field notes
Partial display of 240 field
Example 1.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer
Authority heading
needed in WCL
7xx fields
added entries
Example 1.3
505 field
511 field (participant/performer)
518 field (performance or recording location/date)
Example 2: Grove Music Online
Example 3
No distinction is made between
names shared by multiple people.
Example 4
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/28652000
Example 4.1
No distinction between composer,
performer/instrument, ensemble.
505 field notes problematic
OCLC # 28652000
Example 4.2: Compare to local catalog record in
Homer
Example 5: EBSCO interface
WCL Updates
Now you can:
 Search using facets (see example 6)
 Select multiple facets (only in basic search) (see example 6)
 Use real-language Boolean operators in basic or advanced search*
 Quickly access electronic resources (View now button) (see example 7)
 View records with enriched content, including cover art, track names, ratings
and reviews (All Music Guide), song titles, composers, and track times, genres
and styles, release dates (see examples 8-8.2)
Additions underway (June 2011):
 508 (creation/production note) and 511 (participant/performer note) fields
 240 (Uniform title) and 7xx (added entries)
 Mobile WCL website
Example 6
Search across multiple formats
Example 7
Example 8
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/52780122
Example 8.1
Performer details
are lacking
Full titles, key,
and opus # are
lacking.
Example 8.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer
7xx fields
511 field
518 field
Other Issues & Observations
 Automatic limits placed on certain searches (see example 9)
 Links for electronic resources are sometimes difficult to locate (see example 10)
 Misleading edition or format information (see examples 11-11.4)
 Temporary shelf locations do not display in WCL (see example 12-12.1)
 WCL only exports information from the first screen (above-the-fold) into
citation management systems, such as Refworks (see example 13)
 WCL assumes that each 035 a or z subfield means one holding
Example 9
Example 10
Is there a link to the full-text?
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/483062005
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/364528248
Example 11
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/3019943
Example 11.1
Example 11.2
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/63169992
Example 11.3
Example 11.4
Example 12: Temporary location in Homer catalog
Example 12.1: Temporary location in Homer catalog
http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/16984937
Example 13
Why use WCL?
 Discover resources at your library and other institutions worldwide
 Quickly find and order ILL materials
 Search across subscription databases and use instant view or direct link
 Limit your search using (multiple) facets
 Share your resources
 Create canned searches for your patrons
 Free citation tools
 Mobile access (expected by June 2011)
 Buy-it link for Amazon
 View in Google Books