Weird title appearing in search results
Symptom
- Search results include titles with no evident association to the search string.
Applies to
- WorldCat Discovery
- WorldCat Local
Resolution
The terms of your search were found in a field that is not displayed in the search results screen. Consider the following to improve relevancy:
- Search using a WorldCat Index, instead of the default keyword index that searches all variable tags in the MARC record.
- Include quotes around search terms that are phrases.
- Use more specific search terms.
Additional information
There are many ways to improve search results. We have a Searching WorldCat indexes guidelines and requirements that provides a lot more than those above.