CONTENTdm and the WorldCat Connection

CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software offers an easy way to add your digital collections to WorldCat, the world’s largest bibliographic database of more than 60 million records [32].

The new WorldCat Collection Analysis service enables you to quickly analyze your individual and group library collections and compare them to your choice of thousands of peer institutions that have their holdings in WorldCat [33].

The service provides many benefits to libraries, including:

• Comparison with peer libraries
• Multiple views of the collection
• Participate in consortia activities
• Support library processes
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility

Features include:

• The ability to compare your collection with thousands of institutions that have their holdings in WorldCat.
• Any collection can be analyzed regardless of the type of materials, classification scheme, library, or the integrated library system used.
• Browser interface that’s easy to use from within the staff view of FirstSearch.
• Predictable pricing via annual subscription.
• Reports can be easily exported to other programs like Microsoft Excel.

Requirements:

• Current generation Web browser.
• Subscription to the WorldCat database on FirstSearch