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WorldCat Discovery release notes, November 2023

 

Release Date: November 28, 2023

Introduction

The following release notes are for the NOVEMBER 28, 2023 release of WorldCat Discovery.

WorldCat Discovery November Release Highlights 

This release of WorldCat Discovery includes the following enhancements as well as bug fixes:

  • Specify authority source when re-mapping subject headings with locally preferred subjects.

Many of these changes are a direct result of your feedback.

New features and enhancements

Specify authority source when re-mapping subject headings with locally preferred subjects

 

When re-mapping subject headings to be replaced with locally preferred subjects, you can now define mappings for specific thesauri or subject heading schemes. You may also continue to define subject mappings that apply across all subject authorities. 

This provides greater flexibility to assign re-mappings to a specific 6xx subject field, 6xx 2nd indicator (thesaurus) and/or 6xx $2 value (source of heading or term), either individually or in combination as illustrated in the table below.

Scenarios   

Region

Symbol

6xx Field

6xx 2nd Indicator

6xx $2 Value

Category

Subject Heading

Alternative Heading

Expected Results                                                                            

1

AUS

OCL

650

0

 

Gender/Sexual Identity

Gender non-conforming people

Pangender people

Replace subject heading (650) Gender non-conforming people with Pangender people when there is a match on a subject heading from Library of Congress Subject Headings 

2

AUS

OCL

650

7

aat

Gender/Sexual Identity

Gender non-conforming people

Agender

Replace subject heading (650) Gender non-conforming people with Agender when there is a match on a subject heading from the Art & Architecture Thesaurus

3

AUS

OCL

 

 

 

Gender/Sexual Identity

Gender non-conforming people

Non-binary people

Replace Gender non-conforming people with Non-binary people when there is a match on a subject heading from any authorities

4

US

OCL

 

2

 

Gender/Sexual Identity

Sex Reassignment Surgery

Gender-affirming treatment

Replace Sex Reassignment Surgery with Gender-affirming treatment when there is a match on any subject heading from Medical Subject Headings

5

US

OCL

 

 

sears

Gender/Sexual Identity

Sex reassignment surgery

Gender-affirming treatment

Replace Sex reassignment surgery with Gender-affirming treatment when there is a match on any subject heading from Sears List of Subject Headings

Important links

Product website

More product information can be found here.

Support website(s)

Support information for this product and related products can be found at:

 
If you have additional questions, please contact OCLC Customer Service by calling 1-800-848-5800 or 1-614-793-8682 Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 9p.m. ET, or email support@oclc.org. For support enquiries in the UK and Ireland, please contact the Support Desk by calling +44-(0)114-281 60 42 or e-mailing support-uk@oclc.org. Support is available between the hours of 09:00 and 17:30 (UK Time).

Include Request ID with problem reports

When reporting an issue with WorldCat Discovery, it is extremely helpful to include the Request ID. The Request ID is found at the bottom of the screen on which the issue occurred. Including this information allows us to directly trace what happened on the request we are troubleshooting.

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