Presented by Anna E. Kijas University of Connecticut MOUG at MLA February 9, 2011 WorldCat Local for Music Report

MOUG Report (Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010) Display-related Issues that have not been corrected: 1) First screen of bibliographic records lacks crucial information or links to details (see examples 1, 4-4.2) 2) Essential information for music-related resources and discovery does not display (see examples 1, ) 3) User cannot quickly find search terms in a bibliographic record (see example 2) 4) No distinction in display between names shared by multiple people (see example 3) 5) Uniform titles are not displayed (240, 7xx fields) (see examples ) 6) Musical works and expressions do not appear together with their composers, often rendering identification of works impossible (see examples 4-4.2)

MOUG Report (Aug. 2009, rev. April 2010) Other Recommendations that have not been implemented: 7) Add Next/Previous links to facilitate navigation between detailed displays within results (see example 4) 8) Enable pre-limiting by multiple formats in Advanced Search. 9) Use real-language Boolean operators in Advanced Search (AND*, OR, NOT) (see example 5) 10) Increase prominence of link to Help window in Advanced Search. 11) Issues with hyperlinks leading to works by multiple people with similar names (see example 1)

First screen of bib record Hyperlinks do not distinguish between names shared by multiple people Example 1 OCLC#

505 field notes Partial display of 240 field Example 1.1

Authority heading needed in WCL 7xx fields added entries Example 1.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer

511 field (participant/performer) 518 field (performance or recording location/date) 505 field Example 1.3

Example 2: Grove Music Online

No distinction is made between names shared by multiple people. Example 3

Example 4

No distinction between composer, performer/instrument, ensemble. 505 field notes problematic Example 4.1 OCLC #

Example 4.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer

Example 5: EBSCO interface

WCL Updates Now you can: Search using facets (see example 6) Select multiple facets (only in basic search) (see example 6) Use real-language Boolean operators in basic or advanced search* Quickly access electronic resources (View now button) (see example 7) View records with enriched content, including cover art, track names, ratings and reviews (All Music Guide), song titles, composers, and track times, genres and styles, release dates (see examples 8-8.2) View Additions underway (June 2011): 508 (creation/production note) and 511 (participant/performer note) fields 240 (Uniform title) and 7xx (added entries) Mobile WCL website

Search across multiple formats Example 6

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Example 8

Full titles, key, and opus # are lacking. Performer details are lacking Example 8.1

511 field 518 field 7xx fields Example 8.2: Compare to local catalog record in Homer

Other Issues & Observations Automatic limits placed on certain searches (see example 9) Links for electronic resources are sometimes difficult to locate (see example 10) Misleading edition or format information (see examples ) Temporary shelf locations do not display in WCL (see example ) WCL only exports information from the first screen (above-the-fold) into citation management systems, such as Refworks (see example 13) WCL assumes that each 035 a or z subfield means one holding

Example 9

Is there a link to the full-text? Example 10

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Example 12: Temporary location in Homer catalog

Example 12.1: Temporary location in Homer catalog

Example 13

Why use WCL? Discover resources at your library and other institutions worldwide Quickly find and order ILL materials Search across subscription databases and use instant view or direct link Limit your search using (multiple) facets Share your resources Create canned searches for your patrons Free citation tools Mobile access (expected by June 2011) Buy-it link for Amazon View in Google Books