WorldCat

I love WorldCat. It is very user friendly and easy to move between the screens. I found that once I had selected an article in the data base, it was not so easy to get back to the first screen. Otherwise, it was easy to maneuver.

When searching I tend to use 2-3 keywords from the title for title phrase and the author's last name for author name. The results are very quick and it is very simple to choose one to borrow. I searched for The Greatest Miracle in the World by Mandino. The result was 55 records. The first record had 534 libraries the own it with Burlington Public Library being the first one. The call number is LC1611 or Dewey: 170/.44. When checking the subject I found 933 records, 797 books, 101 sound recordings, 29 internet, 4 visual, and 2 scores. A person can cite the item which is very helpful to those writing papers and you can also borrow the item from another library. In looking at the OAlster database, I was surprised to find a full article from 1937. I have never used these databases so this was a new discovery. A back button within this database would be very helpful.

I selected two juvenile books for the Sunday school class: Happy Birthday Marin Luther King and My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.  One title could be borrowed from Augustana College and the other from Aberdeen. I used keyword and limited with Juvenile audience and nonfiction. The graphic novel was found by limiting the search to juvenile audience, using the phrase graphic novel in the first keyword search and the phrase classic literature as the second keyword phrase. I would choose to purchase Beowulf by Hind. The first record I choose for My Fair Lady had only 2 libraries worldwide that held the record. I choose a different record: Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology - OCLC 655829493. This record has locations in the United States that the score could be borrowed from. I used My Fair Lady in a keyword search and limited it to musical scores.

This is a great resource for all libraries for interlibrary loans, research citations, and cataloguing. These uses are probably just hitting the surface!