Search for collections in Collection Manager
About
Follow these instructions to search Collection Manager for:
- Knowledge base collections (collections available in the global WorldCat knowledge base and/or knowledge base collections you have already selected or created)
- Query collections you have already created
- Cataloging partner collections you have already created
See Search for data sync collections for instructions to search for data sync collections that you have created.
Search for collections in Collection Manager
Search for a collection
- Navigate to the WorldShare interface > Metadata tab > Collection Manager.
- Select a Scope from the drop-down list.
- Decide if you will limit your search:
- Leave My Selected Collections selected to search across your library-specific collections that you have created or selected
- Deselect My Selected Collections to search across items that are available in the global collections available in the WorldCat knowledge base. For example, deselect My Selected Collections to search for collections to add to your knowledge base
- In the Search Term(s) field, enter your terms or leave the field empty.
- Click Search.
Tips for using the search field
Use filters
Perform a search and then filter your search results or return all collections and then filter your results. To return all collections and then filter your search results:
- Leave the Search Term(s) field empty.
- The My Selected Collections limiter is selected by default. Change the selection based on whether or not you want to search across all of your library-specific collections or across your library-specific collections and all items that are available in the global collections available in the WorldCat knowledge base.
- Click Search.
- After search results are returned, expand Filter by at the top of the search results.
- Select from the drop-down list an option to filter your search results:
- Cataloging Partner Collections
- Collections...
- I created
- Shared by my library
- Shared to my library
- Contains Open Access Content
- Databases (Contains No Titles)
- Demand Driven Acquisitions Collections
- Discontinued
- Document Delivery Collections
- Google Scholar
- Knowledge Base Collections
- Maintain WorldCat Holdings
- MARC Record Delivery
- OCLC Cataloged Collections
- Query Collections
Search results
Items in your search results will be marked with a collection type and other details.
Watch a video
Search for collections (9:48)
This video demonstrates how to search in WorldShare® Collection Manager and use filters to refine your search results.
Search for cataloging partner collections
Use a filter and perform a bulk collection action
Search for cataloging partner collections that you have already created:
- Navigate to the search box in Collection Manager. Leave My Selected Collections selected.
- Click Search. The search will return all of the collections your library has selected or created.
- Select Cataloging Partner Collections from the Filter by drop-down list.
Once you have used the search and filter to find your cataloging partner collections, you can select multiple collections and perform a collection action. To enable record delivery in multiple cataloging partner collections at one time, continue with the following steps:
- Click the box next to each collection you need to enable for MARC Record delivery or click the box at the top of the results list to select all of the collections.
- At the top of the screen, expand Collection Actions and select Cataloging Partner Collections.
- Select Enable MARC Record Delivery.
Search for OCLC cataloged collections
To find additional information about this collection type, see OCLC cataloged collections.
Filter for OCLC cataloged collections
- In the WorldShare interface, navigate to Metadata > Collection Manager.
- Leave the search box empty and deselect My Selected Collections. Click Search.
- To filter the search results, choose OCLC Cataloged Collections from the drop-down list.