The Library Catalog as Experimental Sandbox

Authors

Thomas W. Larsen, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

OLA Quarterly

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Subjects

Online library catalogs, Online information services, Electronic information resources -- Management

Abstract

The article offers information on the modern online public access catalog (OPAC) which is available on the Internet through WorldCat in the U.S. As stated, modern OPAC improves on previous catalogs with enhanced search capabilities and is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, WorldCat.org offers an interface that displays search results that guide users to the nearest library that holds the item in question, thus allowing the user to find the quickest way of obtaining the item from a library.

Rights

This is the author's peer reviewed final manuscript as accepted for publication.

Description

This work was published in the Spring 2009 issue of OLA Quarterly.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9102

Citation Details

Larsen, Thomas W., "The Library Catalog as Experimental Sandbox" (2009). Library Faculty Publications and Presentations. 77.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9102