OCLC Connexion Browser Guides Find Bibliographic Records Last updated: June 2021 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin, OH 43017-3395 Revision History Date Section title Description of changes May 2006 1. Search WorldCat Updated with information on 6. Qualify and combine using new search limit for searches Material Type and new options for Format limit: Continuing Resources and Integrating Resources. December 2006 1. Search WorldCat Revised to remove information made obsolete by recent database enhancements. Eliminated references to stopwords for keyword searching and to the requirement to enter at least 3 characters in a term before using the truncation symbol (*) or wildcard symbol (? or #) May 2007 1. Search WorldCat Updated to reflect functionality 2. WorldCat search results related to accessing institution records attached to mater records in WorldCat. September 2007 1. Search WorldCat Updated to reflect the addition 2. WorldCat search results of SCIPIO records into 3. Browse WorldCat WorldCat. April 2012 1. Search WorldCat Added information about the 2. WorldCat search results option to view search and 3. Browse WorldCat browse results in GLIMIR 4. WorldCat browse results clusters September 2012 All Removed references to pathfinder May 2014 All Updated information on file aging. Records no longer expire or are deleted from the save file. May 2016 1. Search WorldCat Removed all references to 2. WorldCat search results institution records. June 2021 All Replaced references to “master records” with “WorldCat records.” © 2016 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin, OH 43017-3395 USA OCLC® users are hereby granted permission to reproduce this manual for their internal use. Reproduction of substantial portions of this manual must contain the OCLC copyright notice. Unless otherwise noted, all product and service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of OCLC Contents 1. Search WorldCat ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Search entry areas ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Use the Command Line Search area ........................................................................................................... 6 Keyword/Numeric Search area ..................................................................................................................... 8 Search expanded indexes for words, phrases, or whole phrases ............................................................... 10 Selected keyword and number indexes ...................................................................................................... 11 Use wildcards, truncation, and plural stemming .......................................................................................... 14 Keyword searching tips .............................................................................................................................. 14 Derived searching indexes, tips, and stopwords ............................................................................................ 16 Derived indexes ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Display records using GLIMIR clustering .................................................................................................... 18 Find local holdings records (LHRs) ............................................................................................................. 19 Option: Show local holdings for a single bibliographic record ..................................................................... 20 About SCIPIO records in WorldCat ............................................................................................................ 21 Search the scoped view to facilitate retrieval of SCIPIO records ................................................................ 22 Quick Search: command line search .......................................................................................................... 22 Search history: view and use previous searches ........................................................................................ 23 Select brief or truncated list view ................................................................................................................ 24 Searching WorldCat: more information ....................................................................................................... 24 2. View and Use WorldCat search results ...................................................................................................... 25 Search results displays .............................................................................................................................. 25 Select a brief or truncated list view ............................................................................................................. 25 How GLIMIR search results display ............................................................................................................ 25 Local holdings indicators in search results (LH or GR link) ......................................................................... 27 SCIPIO records and WorldCat search results............................................................................................. 28 Appearance and content of SCIPIO records .............................................................................................. 28 Appearance and content of results lists that include SCIPIO records ......................................................... 28 SCIPIO search results with GLIMIR option selected ................................................................................... 29 Customize results displays (Cataloging Options)........................................................................................ 29 Brief list content ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Truncated list columns ............................................................................................................................... 33 Move through group results or search results (View List and View Record jump bar) ................................. 34 Move between records (View Record jump bar) ......................................................................................... 34 Quick search from browse results, group results, search results, or record view ......................................... 35 Return to browse results or group results or search results ........................................................................ 35 Print screen of results list ........................................................................................................................... 35 3. Browse WorldCat (scan/view an index) ...................................................................................................... 36 Browse/scan WorldCat indexes.................................................................................................................. 36 Browse WorldCat screen ............................................................................................................................ 36 Search history: view and use previous browse queries ............................................................................... 37 Search WorldCat screen (command line search) ....................................................................................... 37 Browsing (index scanning) tips and hints ................................................................................................... 38 Types of indexes for browsing .................................................................................................................... 39 Indexes you can browse (scan) .................................................................................................................. 40 Browse results with the GLIMIR option selected ......................................................................................... 41 Browse for SCIPIO records in WorldCat (browse) ...................................................................................... 41 4. View and use WorldCat browse results ...................................................................................................... 43 View browse results ................................................................................................................................... 43 Use browse results .................................................................................................................................... 43 Move through browse results, group results, or search results (View List and View Record jump bar) ........ 44 Move between records (View Record jump bar) ......................................................................................... 44 Return to browse results or group results or search results ........................................................................ 45 Quick search from browse results, group results, search results, or record view ......................................... 45 Print screens of browse results or search results ......................................................................................