http://www.resourceshelf.com/2004/10/11/oclc-opens-up-the-entire-worldcat-database-to-web-engines-and-other-partners/ A daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:32:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2004/10/11/oclc-opens-up-the-entire-worldcat-database-to-web-engines-and-other-partners/#comment-11422 ResourceShelf » WorldCat.Org Goes Live (Beta) Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:06:47 +0000 http://www.resourceshelf.co.uk/2004/10/11/oclc-opens-up-the-entire-worldcat-database-to-web-engines-and-other-partners/#comment-11422 [...] As we noted a few weeks ago, Worldcat.org is NOT the first major union catalog on the web. That goes to RedLightGreen from RLG that went live in October 2003 a year before OCLC opened up a portion of the Worldcat database in October 2004 to both Google and Yahoo for crawling. Then, these records would show up “somewhere” in Google and Yahoo results. While it’s true toolbars and search syntax could make it easier, one wonders just how many typical searchers (not librarians using Worldcat for searching or verification would take advantage of these options. [...] [...] As we noted a few weeks ago, Worldcat.org is NOT the first major union catalog on the web. That goes to RedLightGreen from RLG that went live in October 2003 a year before OCLC opened up a portion of the Worldcat database in October 2004 to both Google and Yahoo for crawling. Then, these records would show up “somewhere” in Google and Yahoo results. While it’s true toolbars and search syntax could make it easier, one wonders just how many typical searchers (not librarians using Worldcat for searching or verification would take advantage of these options. [...]

]]> http://www.resourceshelf.com/2004/10/11/oclc-opens-up-the-entire-worldcat-database-to-web-engines-and-other-partners/#comment-5326 ResourceShelf » Worldcat.org Set to Debut in Beta Soon Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:42:54 +0000 http://www.resourceshelf.co.uk/2004/10/11/oclc-opens-up-the-entire-worldcat-database-to-web-engines-and-other-partners/#comment-5326 [...] Of course, this will not be the first time a large union catalog from a major library organization has been available on the web. RLG’s RedLightGreen debuted in October, 2003 a year before the Open Worldcat program launched inOctober, 2004. [...] [...] Of course, this will not be the first time a large union catalog from a major library organization has been available on the web. RLG’s RedLightGreen debuted in October, 2003 a year before the Open Worldcat program launched inOctober, 2004. [...]

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