Any WorldCat search results in one of the following displays:
Number of records | Default display |
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101 - 1,500 | Group list. Lists groups of records by type of material and year.
Note: All retrieved records in one material type category and with the same date (including no date) are placed in a single group. Such a group may contain more than 100 records. |
6 - 100 | Truncated list. Presents a 1-line entry for each record. Index searched determines the sort order and the information extracted for display. If the index specified for the first search term contains additional terms from the record, additional fields appear in a popup screen tip when you place the mouse pointer on the item. |
2 - 5 | Brief list. Lists brief entries containing 2-5 lines of information from descriptive fields in the record. Sort order: Ascending order by main entry (100 field), then by the (245 field), then by publication date (Date1), and finally by OCLC control number (001 field) in descending order. |
1 | Full record. Full record appears in edit mode and in the default view. |
Search results screen | View local holdings |
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Group list | No local holdings indicator on group list |
Brief list or Truncated list | The LH or GR link appears to the left of the item number for any record with local holdings attached. Display local holdings LH. Click the link to view either an LHR or an institution LHR summary. GR. Click the link to view a group summary, an institution summary, or an LHR. |
Bibliographic record |
If your institution has local holdings records for the item, the text Holdings in [Inst symbol/Local [Inst] Holdings] appears at the top of the record. To view your local holdings, on the Action list click Edit Local Holdings. Display local holdings
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Column | Description |
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Main Entry | Field 1xx if present in record |
Name | Personal, corporate, or conference name or uniform title (for name/title search) that matched search key (fields 1xx, 7xx, or 240) |
Title | Title from field 245; for numeric search, field 130, 2xx, 440, 7xx, or 840 |
Government Document Number | 086 ‡a or 086 ‡z or 074 ‡a |
Publisher Number | 028 ‡a or 262 ‡c |
Name or 245 | If matching field is 245, system displays 1xx if present or the column is blank for that record If matching field is 130, system displays 245 If matching field is neither 245 nor 130, system displays 1xx if present or the column is blank for that record |
Publisher | 260 ‡b, 261 ‡a or 262 ‡b |
Date | Fixed field Date 1 |
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One-character code identifying a designated library or program:
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Action | How to |
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Select a group from group list | Click the hyperlinked type of material for the group you want. Or Type the group number in the View Group box and press <Enter>. |
Move to next or previous group in search results | Click the right arrow button (right of View Group box) or click the left arrow button (left of View Group box).
Note: If the selected term retrieves 100 or fewer records, no View Group box appears. |
Move to next or previous screen in search results | Click the right arrow button (right of View List box) or click the left arrow button (left of View List box).
Note: If all entries appear on a single screen, the View List box and arrow buttons are not active. |
View entries beginning with specific entry | Type an entry number in the View List box and press <Enter>.
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View a specific record | Click the hyperlinked entry number for the record you want to view. Or Type an entry number in the View Record box and press <Enter>. Note: For search results retrieved by selecting an item from group results, entries are numbered sequentially from the first record in the first group. |
Action | How to |
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View next record in list | Click the right arrow button (right of View Record box). |
View previous record in list | Click the left arrow button (left of View Record box). |
View a specific record | Type an entry number in the View Record box and press <Enter>.
Note: For search results retrieved by selecting an item from group results, entries are numbered sequentially from the first record in the first group. |
Return to results | Click the Search Results, Group Results, or Browse Results button at the top or bottom of the record screen. |
Click the Search Results or Group Results button at the top or bottom of the record screen.
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On the Cataloging tab, under Search Options, WorldCat, click Group Results or Search Results.
Click the Browse Results or Group Results or Search Results button at the top or bottom of the record screen.
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On the Cataloging tab, under Browse Options, click Browse Results. To return to a group list or brief list, under Search Options, WorldCat, click Group Results or Search Results.
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If you entered a browse query (index scan) from the Search WorldCat screen and the Browse button and Browse Options list are hidden, on the Cataloging tab, under Search Options, click Browse Results.