World Digital Library Home. Smithsonian Institution Libraries Homepage. Ipl2. LOC. LibrarySpot. WorldCat-OCLC. A foundation of shared data WorldCat represents a “collective collection” of the world’s libraries, built through the contributions of librarians, expanded and enhanced through individual, regional and national programs. WorldCat represents the electronic and digital materials most in demand by information seekers, as well as the important, unique items found only in local libraries. WorldCat connects library users to hundreds of millions of electronic resources, including e-books, licensed databases, online periodicals and collections of digital items.
The WorldCat knowledge base combines data about your library’s electronic resources and linking features that enable access to the content and help you manage the workflows associated with these materials. As the needs of libraries and their users expand, OCLC is working with libraries to collect, manage and share new types of library data. Discovery and delivery at Webscale Latest initiatives: Linked data. Allen County Public Library.