WorldCat: Solving

the Puzzle

With Sandy Hawes, Online Services Librarian

at Saint Leo University, Florida, USA

WorldCat: The “basics”

• Start on the home page

• Enter a short phrase in the box

• Examine books to find Subject

Headings

• Examine articles to determine

databases they’re from

– Search those databases using

Subject Headings you’ve found

Beyond the basics:

Advanced Features• Create a personal profile to

save/share your searches

• Use the Advanced feature to

search for multiple subject

headings in a single search

• Use Advanced to locate a

specific journal or book by its

title (do this when you already

have a citation w/o fulltext)

WorldCat Personal Profile• After running a search, click a title to

open new screen

• Choose the “Share,” “Save,” or “Save

search” button (top of screen)

• Complete the “New Account” to sign up

• Once you’ve created your personal

account, login using the “Existing

Account” option

Things to do with your profile

Permalinks, Citations and Email

• Click on a title in the

results and then

choose to email the

page to yourself with

a permalink to return

easily to the page to

access the eBook or

eJournal article you

located in your search

“Find nearby libraries” feature

• If you don’t have time

for print materials to

be shipped, click on a

title, provide your zip

code, and find a

nearby library with the

item

Personal AssistanceContact the librarians on duty at the

main campus library 7 days a week

by phone or email:

1.800.359.5945

Reference.desk@saintleo.edu

Or contact your Online Services

Librarian, Sandy Hawes, Sunday

through Thursday, noon to 8 pm

1.352.588.8262 (phone)

1.352.467.1902 (text)

Sandra.hawes@saintleo.edu

“We’re here to help you use the library.”

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