Questions/Comments
There appear to be lots of system names right now, will these be brought together?
We are trying to bring it all together in the cloud with the intent of a single login that will take you to the particular system desired.
Hand crafted ownership determined by WorldCat can take 7-10 days, can that be shortened?
Right now it does take 7-10 days to transfer the information online.
Can notification be sent when it is done?
Yes, report should be sent to let you know what the holdings are.
How do we prepare the WorldCat local switch to WorldCat Discovery?
You can see WorldCat Discovery now but we are not sure when we are moving over, not anytime soon.
A benefit for WorldCat Knowledge Base is that it is free with a cataloging subscription.
How does WorldShare ILL integrate with ILLiad?
ILLiad just sits on top of WorldShare ILL so there is not much change there.
WorldCat Search does not provide the best record for requesting and it can be a problem when using direct request. Patron may pick a record that few libraries hold.
Direct request attempts to correct that when selecting a record but you may need human intervention. We are working to correct the issues with direct request.
When requesting serials should we be using the serial record or the e-record, are there any studies on what works best?
More and more e-content is the better choice; you will get it a lot faster. By 2020 we will be more of an e-world.