OCLC does not load cover art for individual titles due to the large volume of titles covered in WorldCat, but instead we load large files from a variety of providers, with whom we have contractual relationships.
Titles that do not include cover art will show the default images below.
Format/Facet in WorldCat.org label for display |
Cover art default icon |
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Archival Material | ![]() |
Article/Chapter | ![]() |
Audiobook | ![]() |
Book | ![]() |
Computer File | ![]() |
Encyclopedia | ![]() |
Game | ![]() |
Image | ![]() |
Interactive Multimedia | ![]() |
Internet Resource | ![]() |
Journal/Magazine | ![]() |
Kit | ![]() |
Map | ![]() |
Music | ![]() |
Musical Score | ![]() |
Newspaper | ![]() |
Object | ![]() |
Sound Recording (Other) | ![]() |
Toy | ![]() |
Unknown Default | ![]() |
Video | ![]() |
Visual Material | ![]() |
Collections from CONTENTdm and other OAI-PMH compliant digital repositories which have been synced through WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway will display a thumbnail image in the brief results and detailed view in WorldCat.org. For more information on syncing your collection, see Digital Collection Gateway.
Digital repository | Required fields/subfields to display thumbnail in WorldCat.org |
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CONTENTdm |
WorldCat.org will use the URL in the 856 u to display as the thumbnail. |
Other OAI-PMH compliant digital repositories |
WorldCat.org will use the URL in the 856 u to display as the thumbnail. |
Engage with images from CONTENTdm digital repositories using an International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) viewer.
To qualify for viewer use, the image and CONTENTdm repository must meet the following qualifications:
You can click the Enlarge button below images that qualify for viewer use on both the Search Results and Item Details screen:
Screen | Image |
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Search Results | ![]() |
Item Details | ![]() |
Selecting the Enlarge button will open the image in the viewer as a modal. Options in the viewer include:
Option | Option button | Description |
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Zoom in | ![]() |
Click to zoom in on the image. This button can be clicked up to three times to enlarge the image. |
Zoom out | ![]() |
Click to zoom out from the image. This button can be clicked up to three times to decrease the image. |
Go home | ![]() |
Click this button after zooming in on the image to return to the image to its original view. |
Toggle full page | ![]() |
Click this button to expand the image to fill your entire screen. Click Esc to exit full screen. |
Rotate left | ![]() |
Click this button to rotate the image to the left. |
Rotate right | ![]() |
Click this button to rotate the image to the right. |
Previous page | ![]() |
Click this button to return to the previous image.
Note: This button is inoperative until you click the Next page button. |
Next page | ![]() |
Click this button to view additional images. |