Laura,

Thanks – this does help some.   Since I can then limit result further by “number of libraries”   it does help focus on titles I need to manually check for availably.

Diane

Not sure if this is the information you are looking for but I will offer it up just in case.

I did a search in OCLC Worldcat using the FirstSearch version.

Limit to:   Material Type:  SER

Limit to:   Serial Publications

Limit to:   Items in my library

When the search runs, it translates to this – mt:SER and li: IWC.  I then click on the Serials tab and it translates to this – mt:SER and dt=”ser” and li:IWC.  I am now looking at list of just my serial titles and can easily see the number of libraries that own each title.  I tried to replicate this search in Worldcat local with no success as I could find no way to limit by material type.  When I tried to replicate in OCLC Connexion web, there were too many results so would not display.

Let me know if you would like for me to send you a screenshot.  I tried to include a pic but my post got rejected because of it.

Kind Regards,

Laura

Thanks, Martha.  I should have been clearer.  Right now we just want to know how many libraries have a title.   Checking our actual holdings against another institution is something we would do manually.

Diane

Hi Diane,

Serials are difficult because you need to compare the full holdings. The only way I know of to do this is manually - by searching the Local Holdings Records (LHRs) in the Connexion browser. And not all holding libraries have Local Holdings Records. If there is a better/quicker/easier way I’d love to know about it!

martha

Good morning,

I currently have several projects that need checking of our ILS holdings against OCLC.   We need to determine how many libraries own the titles without a manual check of WorldCat.

Is there a simple way to do this?  Is OCLC collection evaluation service the only option?

We need to do this first on for serials so I thought I would start question here.

Thanks

Diane

Diane Paldan

Database Integrity/Preservation

Wayne State University Libraries

Detroit, Michigan 48202

(313) 577-0222

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