WorldCat Discovery
WorldCat Discovery is a cloud-based application that helps people easily find resources available at their library and in libraries worldwide through a single search. Library users and staff use their WorldCat Discovery instance to search the WorldCat database, to identify materials they need, and to see where they are available.
- See Introduction to WorldCat Discovery to get started.
- See how to Configure WorldCat Discovery features and Search in WorldCat Discovery.
- Find live and recorded Training.
- Get started
- Get started with WorldCat Discovery.
- Configure WorldCat Discovery features
- Find information about configuring staff and patron facing features for WorldCat Discovery.
- Display local data
- Learn how data unique to your institution displays in WorldCat Discovery including full-text links, local bibliographic data (LBD), and local holdings records (LHRs).
- Search in WorldCat Discovery
- Use advanced search strategies and filter results to optimize your search results in WorldCat Discovery.
- Search results
- Learn about how WorldCat Discovery search results display.
- Reserve and request items
- Use WorldCat Discovery's advanced features to request and reserve discovered items.
- Promote
- Use advanced features to create search links and search boxes to promote your library's WorldCat Discovery service.
- WorldCat Discovery release notes and known issues
- Find WorldCat Discovery release notes and known issues. Release notes are documents that contain information about new product features and enhancements as installed in scheduled releases.
- WorldCat Discovery training
- Find training on WorldCat Discovery here.
- OCLC Community Center: WorldCat Discovery
- Find more information about the Community Center. Current WorldCat Discovery product users may use their WorldCat Discovery credentials to sign in and join the OCLC Community Center to connect with peers and OCLC staff on Discovery workflows, attend webinars, and provide feedback on the product.
- Troubleshooting
- Find frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting steps (Troubleshooting).
- I see an error when using WorldCat Discovery with staff roles.
- All searches using our search box result in messages that say "One or more databases selected are no longer available at your institution" or ""The following databases are not available to this institution"
- Are knowledge base notes searchable by patrons in the WorldCat Discovery catalog?
- Articles from a journal in a database I subscribe to do not appear as results in Discovery when I search for them
- Articles from a journal in a database I subscribe to do not appear with a full text link in Discovery