Talk:WorldCat

WorldCat Identities

There is a proposed project to systematically link from Wikipedia biographical articles to WorldCat Identities: those interested are invited to sign up at the project proposal page! Dsp13 15:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC's website describes WorldCat as "a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by 9,031 institutions" ([1] accessed on 10/26/2007). This figure differs greatly from 50,000+ libraries listed in the first paragraph of this article. Where did the 50,000 number come from? Is this a mistake, or an issue of semantics? Either way something needs to be changed to avoid confusion. 71.161.142.66 02:08, 27 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not purchased?

What exactly does "WorldCat itself is not directly purchased by libraries" mean? Does it mean some basic version of WorldCat is free to libraries, or does it mean libraries must purchase WorldCat, but through a reseller? Superm401 - Talk 01:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]