Search bibliographic records

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Discover how to search for and filter bibliographic records in WorldShare Record Manager.

Search for a bibliographic record

From the Data Type drop-down list, select Bibliographic Records.
From the Scope drop-down list, select a search scope.
- Select My Library Holdings if you already have at least one copy of the item.
- Select All WorldCat if you do not own any copies of the item.
From the Index drop-down list, select an index.
In the Term(s) text field, enter your search terms. The text field will expand to fit your search terms, if needed. All indexes support wildcard searching with an asterisk (e.g., cat*).
Click Search.
Click the title of an item to open the WorldCat record.

Bibliographic record scopes and indexes - Table

Note: See Bibliographic record indexes for detailed information about each bibliographic record index.

Scope	Index
All WorldCat	Keyword Title Author ISBN ISSN OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.
My Group Holdings	Note: This scope is only available to WorldShare Management Services libraries with Group aware. Keyword Title Author ISBN ISSN OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.
My Library Holdings	Keyword Title Author ISBN ISSN OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.

Scope

Index

All WorldCat

Keyword

Title

Author

ISBN

ISSN

OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.

My Group Holdings

Note: This scope is only available to WorldShare Management Services libraries with Group aware.

Keyword

Title

Author

ISBN

ISSN

OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.

My Library Holdings

Keyword

Title

Author

ISBN

ISSN

OCLC Number - You can submit up to 250 OCLC numbers in a search. The OCLC numbers are automatically linked by Boolean OR.

Filter bibliographic records

From the results list, select the check box next to the facet value(s) you want to apply. Results filter automatically. The facets you select will appear at the top of the facet list under Selected Facets.
(Optional) To remove a selected facet, click the gray x () next to the value under Selected Facets or deselect the check box next to the value.
(Optional) Click Hide Facets to remove the facets from view.

Available bibliographic record facets

Bibliographic record facets - Table

Facet	Description
Language of Cataloging	The language used for the description of the item.
Format	The format of the item (e.g., eBook, DVD, etc.).
Year	The year of publication for the item.
Author	The author of the item.
Language	The language of the item.