The USF Libraries is testing a new catalog — WorldCat Local. This tool delivers search results from both USF Libraries collections and libraries around the world. More information is available by visiting the USF Libraries/WorldCat Local FAQ.
Your feedback is important in the development of this new search tool. Please give us your comments and suggestions through a short survey.
Please note that this is a beta implementation and that we are working with the WorldCat Local staff to resolve a series of known problems over the coming months (see the list below).
- Links to electronic resources including ebooks and ejournals are inconsistent.
- Holdings information is incomplete.
- Connections to interlibrary loan services are pending.
- Records for digital collections such as “18th Century Collections Online” are not yet included.
- Ranking of search results for Center for Research Library records are unavailable.
[...] Catalog-wise, two changes: the USF Sarasota/Manatee collections are now integrated in the USF catalog, no need to do a separate search. As well, we are still running the beta of the USF version of WorldCat Local. This is a new generation of catalog with a lot of Web 2.0 applications. Try it and let us know what you think. [...]