MSPAL Power
Alternative Catalog Interface
May 7th, 2009
The libraries will soon be offering an alternative interface for searching the catalog. The interface is called “Worldcat Local” and it works very similarly to worldcat.org, which in turn is a freely available Web version of the Worldcat database that is available through Research Port. A demo of Worldcat Local is available at http://umaryland.worldcat.org.
Note: this is not in production yet, so there may still be some bugs. Nevertheless, I wanted you to have a chance to mess around with the interface in case you are interested. Worldcat Local will not replace the old catalog, but will instead be a supplement. Worldcat Local does some things better than the current catalog, some things not as well. Whenever this goes live I will share more details about the possible advantages and disadvantages of the two interfaces.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
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