The lists of library-owned materials your patrons can create on WorldCat.org can now be viewed and saved as bibliographic citations.
The "Citations View" for a WorldCat list allows users to display citations of listed items in their choice of five common styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA or Turabian.
Users can also export a list in their selected citation style. They choose which list items should be exported; a handy "Select All" link lets them quickly include every item on the list.
Exported list citations can be saved locally in HTML, Rich Text, or RIS format, and are compatible with Endnote bibliographic software or the RefWorks research management Web tool.
The previously available WorldCat list display which features basic item information, the ability to add personal notes, and easy moving, copying and deleting of list items is now available under the "Details and Notes View" tab.
More WorldCat news
• AddThis social bookmarking added to detailed records
Patrons who maintain social bookmarks on Web sites such as Digg, Del.icio.us, Facebook, Yahoo! or Google can now add library-owned items to their bookmarks using the AddThis.com bookmarking button. The button is available on the detailed record page for any item in WorldCat, under the "Share It" heading.
When a user mouses over the button, they see a window with links to 11 popular Web bookmarking services. (Clicking "More" presents a full menu of 34 such services.) After selecting a bookmarking site, they log into or create a new account with that site. A link to the WorldCat detailed record is automatically added to their bookmarks.
• Subject index added to advanced search
The advanced search on WorldCat.org now lets users search on words within subject headings, helping them find similar items and related subject matter more easily. The advanced search also lets users query WorldCat by keyword, title, author, and ISBN or ISSN, with limiting by language, format and publication date range.
