About WorldCat

Click on the WorldCat link to access over 125 million records describing material owned by libraries around the world.

Contents:

• Over 125 million records describing books, manuscripts, videos, sound recordings, periodicals, maps, newspapers, musical scores, Internet resources, and more.
• Records represent material in over 400 languages, spanning over 3,000 years of knowledge.
• Links to library holdings information.

Uses:

• See a list of books written by your favorite author.
• Find out if a large-print or Spanish-language edition of a book is available.
• Identify nearby libraries that own a particular book on tape.
• Search for librarian-selected websites on topics of interest.

For more help:

• Training Handout
• Practice Q&A - See what types of questions can be answered using this database.  Includes step-by-step instructions on searching for the answer!
• Nebraska Library Codes – Use these codes to limit your search to items owned by a participating Nebraska library.
• Focus on Genealogy: A WorldCat Quick Reference Guide
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