WorldCat is such a great resource. I am
always using it to see what materials are extant for a community. I do this by searching in the catalogs of libraries
around the world for published volumes, microfilm, digitized material and much
more for a locale, person or topic of interest. Historically, in parallel, I would do the same
with the FamilySearch catalog.
Just about a year
ago, I blogged about plans by OCLC (and WorldCat) and FamilySearch to partner
up so that the WorldCat catalog would included entries from FamilySearch, OCLC and
FamilySearch Partner Up -- WorldCat Just Continues to Get Better.
“Under this new partnership, OCLC will incorporate data from
FamilySearch’s catalog of genealogical materials into WorldCat, and
FamilySearch will use OCLC cataloging services to continue to catalog its
collections in WorldCat.”
It’s very nice to
be able to report that this is now an actuality! I did a spot check for Madison County
KY.
To learn more, read
these two articles -- FamilyHistory
Catalog a Part of OCLC (Rootdig.com) and OCLC Link Appears
in FamilySearch Library Catalog (Genealogy’s Star).
This is a very nice
feature since eventually I will be able to check one catalog to find out what
extant records and published works exist for whatever place or topic I am
researching. Once I have identified what
exists and where it is located, I can then develop my plan to access material
which just might answer a key question.
Editor’s Note: Do recognize that
this is a work in progress and that the full contents of the FamilySearch
catalog is not yet available via WorldCat.
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