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From WorldCat Local to From WorldCat Local to WorldCat Social* WorldCat Social* WorldCat Discovery Days (Orbis Cascade Alliance) Lorena O’English 7/30/2010 Washington State University Libraries [email protected] ; wsulorena on Twitter *Take 2… http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ WorldCatSocial

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This is the presentation I made at the Orbis Cascade WorldCat Discovery Days on 7/20/10 highlighting the social tools available in WorldCat Local library catalogs. There is a complementary Resource Guide (with how-tos) at http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/WorldCatSocial

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From WorldCat Local to From WorldCat Local to WorldCat Social*WorldCat Social*

WorldCat Discovery Days (Orbis Cascade Alliance)Lorena O’English 7/30/2010Washington State University [email protected] ; wsulorena on Twitter

*Take 2…

http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/WorldCatSocial

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What are WCL’s Social What are WCL’s Social Tools?Tools?Interact with WC content and

readers by creating tags (assigning your own index terms) or using tags created by others

Interact with WC content and readers by writing or reading reviews

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Share Resources DirectlyShare Resources DirectlySharing via social networking and

social bookmarking sites (search results and individual items)

(Remember you can

also capture the search

link URL)

Use permalinks to share a URL or embed it in HTML coding

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The WorldCat User The WorldCat User AccountAccount

Login

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WorldCat Lists: A Powerful WorldCat Lists: A Powerful Tool for Social ConnectionTool for Social Connection

Lists can include any type of resourcein WorldCat, including articles. Items canbe added to a list from the Results list or the Item page

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You can use the RSS Feed and Bookmark tools to share a book or list on sites all over the web (or in your own RSS feedreader)

Lists can be set to be public or private, andcan have ashort description

Tags are not linked to the original tagger, and can be used to locate similar materials.

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Using ListsUsing Lists

Notes only show upattached to an item in a list.

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Your Lists? Your Patron’s Your Lists? Your Patron’s Lists?Lists?New booksResources related to a subject or

specific course or assignmentResources related to an eventRecommendations Reading lists and bookgroupsHelp organize found resources

for scholarly work… !

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Finding Lists or UsersFinding Lists or Users

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Using Widgets with Your Using Widgets with Your Lists Lists Graphical displays of content from

WorldCat that can be pasted into webpages

List widgets - initial lists results; link to full list

Search widgets – open search or preset keyword(s)/field search/phrase widgets

Code must be customized - make sure resource links take you to your WorldCat Local instance and not WorldCat.org (this is important in order to take full advantage of your institution’s resources and services)

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www.worldcat.org

You must click on the AffiliateTools link to find widget code. At least for now…(Later note – this is no longer the case: tools are prominently displayed on the WorldCat.org homepage)

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Where Can I Create a Where Can I Create a widget?widget?

Go to http://www.worldcat.org (choose the actual worldcat.org and not your library version). Look for the Affiliate Tools link at the bottom of the page…

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Widget code

Code must be personalized for correct WorldCat Local catalog; it cannot be completely customized.

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Taking it OutdoorsTaking it OutdoorsFacebook

◦The official application search box◦Use an app like My HTML to insert a search

or list widget on a tab, box or wall (not on a Page)

Blogs and other webpages – insert code for a search box, a search/list widget, or an RSS feed (don’t use more than one widget on a page!)

iGoogle Gadgets (cannot be customized to your WCL instance, though – API?)

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WorldCat on FacebookWorldCat on Facebook

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Using a Widget on a BlogUsing a Widget on a Blog

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Using a List Widget on a Using a List Widget on a LibGuideLibGuide

(Note – I should have put the widget in the central column!)

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Using a RSS feed on a Using a RSS feed on a LibGuideLibGuide

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A Social Tool for Lifelong A Social Tool for Lifelong LearningLearningOur students, faculty and staff

can take their user accounts, lists, and more with them when they leave our institutions and continue to make use of them at another WorldCat Local institution, or through WorldCat.org

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Oh Yeah…Twitter!Oh Yeah…Twitter!

Follow WorldCatOrg

Do a WorldCat.org search on Twitter and retweet it

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Surrounded…

Help info and more links to connecting with WorldCat

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ResourcesResourcesWorldCat Help Pages

http://www.oclc.org/support/help/navpatron/ApplicationHelp.htm

Lists: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/help/en/lists/default.htm

User Accounts: www.oclc.org/worldcat/help/en/account/default.htm Reviews & Ratings:

www.oclc.org/worldcat/help/en/reviews/default.htmWorldCat YouTube channel -

http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldCatUserSome Resources I’ve Created: WorldCat Social handout (Word doc ; also on Slideshare –

needs updating) LibGuide Page