FirstSearch Update

FEDLINK OCLC Users Meeting

Friday, November 1, 2002

Steven Kerchoff

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

WorldCat EnhancementsDefault ranking by holding libraries

WorldCat EnhancementsMore Like This

WorldCat EnhancementsMore Like This: Advanced Options

WorldCat EnhancementsRe-organized Indexes in

Advanced Search

WorldCat EnhancementsOption to Suppress ILL by

Document Type

WorldCat EnhancementsVernacular Language Record Display

WorldCat EnhancementsNew Descriptive Content:

Table of Contents

WorldCat EnhancementsNew Descriptive Content:

Full Text

WorldCat Enhancements New Descriptive Content:

Full Text (not available to your account)

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

Benefits of Linking to WorldCat

• Raises the visibility of OCLC services in the library portal

• Integrates WorldCat into services used by libraries and their users

• Expands the fulfillment options available to libraries from FirstSearch

Partners enable links from their services to….

• WorldCat

• OCLC Electronic Collections

Online (ECO) full text

• OCLC ILL

• OCLC ILLiad

Links to WorldCat from Partner Services

• Existing Partners– EBSCOhost

– Bowker booksinprint.com

• Upcoming partnerships– Bowker ulrichs.com

– Gale Group (InfoTrac)

– CSA/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

– Ex Libris (SFX)

– ProQuest

Links to WorldCat from Partner Services

• Available to libraries that mutually subscribe to the services

• Libraries turn on links in the partner service• Users see services that libraries have configured in

the FirstSearch Administrative Module, e.g.– netLibrary

– OpenURL server

– Z39.50 holdings

– OPAC link

Link to WorldCat from EBSCOhost

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

“Get It” Options

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

New Databases Added in 2002

• PsycARTICLES

• Due in December: Alternative Press

Index Archive

Database Enhancements• Thesauri added:

– INSPEC– CINAHL– Sociological Abstracts– MLA International Bibliography

• INSPEC links to full text and OCLC ILL

• PsycINFO/PsycFIRST reload, with cited reference linking

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

FirstSearch Update

• WorldCat Enhancements

• Linking to WorldCat

• “Get It” Options

• New Content

• Administrative Module Navigation Changes

• Customization Enhancements

Linking

• To netLibrary eBooks

• To JSTOR for full text

• To Infotrieve for document delivery

• To OpenURL resolver for document fulfillment from resources outside FirstSearch

Linking, continued….

• To full text articles using direct article access

• To Select Translation Service for article translations

• From CSA or BTJ databases to articles in Electronic Collections Online journals

Custom Library Links

Questions?…

Thank you!