From where does the information displayed in an individual library listing on WorldCat.org come?
Individual library listings on WorldCat.org display a library’s name, location, “deep” links to local catalog records, and sometimes links to the library’s “Ask a Librarian” virtual reference service and a general information page on the library’s Web site. All displayed links and information are drawn from base URLs and other information the library has entered in its institutional profile within the WorldCat Registry. (Ask a Librarian links are also automatically inserted by OCLC for libraries that participate in the QuestionPoint online reference service.) The WorldCat Registry is a free Web service that allows libraries to manage data commonly shared with vendors, funding bodies and other organizations in a single location. Although the base URL used for WorldCat.org deep links to an OPAC can also be managed from the FirstSearch Administrative Module (Linking tab > Web Library Catalogs page), OCLC libraries that have holdings searchable in WorldCat.org are strongly encouraged to ma
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