Search
2.Worldcat
database -- Advanced search options available.
Restricted access: If off-campus,
login will be required When
prompted, enter your library ID (14-digit number
beginning 21578...). The password is your last name.
NOTE: At Sioux Falls University Center
campus, use alternate links below !!!
Alternate direct
links to Worldcat database, if link 2. above is not working OR
if on the Sioux Falls University Center campus: alternate link a)
Worldcat
login required when off-campus alternate link b)
Worldcat
login
required when off-campus
WorldCat
is a
worldwide library catalog. The
database describes over 41 million books and other materials(videocassettes, CDs, etc.) in
libraries worldwide. To obtain items
identified in Worldcat, request Interlibrary
Loan.
Versions of
Worldcat include the free-web version at worldcat.org (search 1.
above) and the full database (search 2. above) that we access
through OCLC Firstsearch. More features are available in
OCLC Firstsearch, but most users may find the worldcat.org
version sufficient for their needs. Feature differences include:
Worldcat in OCLC
Firstsearch
Search
more than
50 keyword or phrase indexes
Limit search results by 21 format types, year,language, audience, content type, libraries(individually and in groups)
Record display: Displays
more data
(such as Table of Contents) about the item.
Order of search results: Largest number ofholding libraries to smallest number;
But can be
resorted according totitle,
author, date.
Ability to email search results.
"Cite
like this" feature is not available.
Worldcat.org
Search
much
smaller set of indexes, selected by OCLC, by
keyword selected
Limit only by author, pre-designated
categories,format, language,
geographical holdingsbased on
postal code entered
Record display: Brief citation
display thatincludes title,
author, place/date of publication,language, format, ISBN/ISSN, subjects
Order of search results: Relevance
rankingbased on OCLC search
algorithm
Email functions not available.
"Cite like this"
feature for each item to show how to cite it in APA,
MLA, Chicago, & Turabian citation styles.
If you are off-campus,
you will be required to login with a username and password
to access the OCLC Firstsearch version. (Login
is not required for the Worldcat.org version)
The username is your
14-digit library ID number. The library ID numbers for DSU students,
faculty, and staff all begin with the numbers
21578.... (for example:
21578000000000). You can find this number on the front
of your DSU ID card. Distance students,
who do not have ID cards, will receive this
library ID number (not a card) from the Office of E-Education
Services. If you do not know your library ID number, please contact
the library.
The password is your last name (for example, smith).
If you are unable to login with
your ID and password, please contact
the library.
