Work with search results

Overview

The image below is an example of the search results screen. After you search for a record (using a basic or advanced search), any search results matching the terms you entered will display. From the search results screen, you can perform different actions.

1. Facets

Use the facets to filter your results by Open Content, Format, Author/Creator, Language, Content Type, Publication Year, Audience, and/or Subject.

Note: Only facet categories relevant to your search query appear with your results.

Filtrare i risultati con le sfaccettature

To filter your results:

Select a facet category.
Select the check box next to the filter(s) you want to apply in the category. Results filter automatically.
(Optional) Repeat steps 1 and 2 for additional facet categories.
- When you select a filter, all subfilters are automatically selected.
- All filters are applied to your search using AND and OR logic (e.g., selecting Article updates your search to [original search query] AND (Article OR Downloadable Article), as the Article filter has a Downloadable Article subfilter.).

Remove facets

To remove a selected facet:

Click the selected check box to deselect it.
Or
Click reset to remove filter(s) selected for the category.
Or
Click Clear Filters to remove all selected filters.

Retain facets

Select Retain Filters to apply selected facets to subsequent searches in a session

2. I risultati

The number of results you receive and your place in the results list appears at the top of the results list.

3. Sort by

Utilizzare le opzioni dell'elenco a discesa Ordina per per determinare l'ordinamento dei risultati della ricerca.

Opzione di ordinamento	Comportamento
Favorite Libraries	Sorts based on your selected favorite libraries with items held by your favorite libraries listed first. This option is only available if you are signed in to WorldCat.org. It is not available on the WorldCat Find app.
Località	Sorts based on your location with closest items listed first.
Miglior abbinamento	Blends Title, Author, Date, and Worldwide Holdings with an emphasis placed on Title.
Il più diffuso	Presents an "unclustered" view of search results with an emphasis on Worldwide Holdings in a blend of Date, Title, and Author. Use this sort option to view the best results for interlibrary loan requests.
Date (Most Recent)	Sorts chronologically by publication year with newest items listed first.
Date (Least Recent)	Sorts chronologically by publication year with oldest items listed first.
Titolo (A-Z)	Ordina per caratteri speciali, quindi in ordine alfabetico per Titolo. Viene ignorato solo l'articolo "il sito".
Autore (A-Z)	Ordina per caratteri speciali o numeri nel nome, poi dalla A alla Z per cognome.

4. Risultati della ricerca

The Search Results screen provides an item overview for each record in the results list. The item overview contains the following information:

Title - Click the title to view the Item Details screen for the item.
Author/Authors - Click the name of an author to view additional works by the author.
Summary - Click Show More to view the entire item summary.
Item format and publication year (e.g., eBook: 2008)
Language of the item

Image display in WorldCat.org

OCLC does not load cover art for individual titles due to the large volume of titles covered in WorldCat, but instead we load large files from a variety of providers, with whom we have contractual relationships.

I titoli che non includono la copertina mostreranno le immagini predefinite qui sotto.

Icone predefinite della copertina

Format facet in WorldCat.org	Icona predefinita della copertina
Libro
Audiobook
Articolo, Capitolo
Materiale d'archivio
Musica
Partitura musicale
Video
Giocattolo
Immagine
Materiale visivo
Mappa
Journal, Magazine
Giornale
Multimedia interattivo
File del computer
Kit
Oggetto
Sito web
Encyclopedia Article

Visualizzare le miniature dei depositi digitali sincronizzati tramite WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway

Collections from CONTENTdm and other OAI-PMH compliant digital repositories which have been synced through WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway will display a thumbnail image in the brief results and detailed view in WorldCat Discovery. For more information on syncing your collection, see Digital Collection Gateway.

Note: CONTENTdm sites automatically include a thumbnail. If you are using a different OAI-PMH compliant repository, see Use the Digital Collection Gateway, Add a thumbnail image for more information.

Archivio digitale	Campi/sottocampi obbligatori per visualizzare la miniatura in WorldCat Discovery
CONTENTdm	856 y contiene l'immagine in miniatura deltesto di 856 u contiene un URL 1st indicator is 4 Il 2° indicatore è 0 WorldCat Discovery utilizzerà l'URL nell'856 u da visualizzare come miniatura.
Altri archivi digitali conformi a OAI-PMH	856 3 contains the text thumbnail image of 856 u contiene un URL Gli URL devono essere https 1st indicator is 4 Il 2° indicatore è 0 WorldCat Discovery utilizzerà l'URL nell'856 u da visualizzare come miniatura.

5. Open Access

If an Open Access version exists for an item, the Access Free button will appear below the item overview. Click Access Free to view the item in a new tab.

6. Formats & Editions

If there are other formats and/or editions of the item available, they will appear below the item overview.

Click a format (e.g., ebook) to view the Item Details screen for that format.
Click Formats & Editions to view all available formats and editions for an item. An Editions screen opens displaying all available editions and formats. Click an edition title to view the Item Details screen for that edition.
- The Editions screen allows you to sort the available editions and formats by:
  - Most Widely Held (default)
  - Date (Most Recent)
  - Date (Least Recent)
    
    Nota:
    
    The Year column displays date of publication subfield data from fields 260 or 264 subfield $c of your bibliographic record. Both Year sort options look at the data in field 008/7-10. If no data is present in field 008/7-10, some items may appear out of order by date.
    
    Example - When selecting either Year sort option, an item that has a publication date of 2016 but an undefined field 008/7-10 will appear beneath an item that has a publication of 2015 and a defined field 008/7-10 that matches the data in 260 or 264 $c.

See format/document type values and codes for more information about formats.

7. Results

If your search returns more than 10 results, the number of results per page drop-down list and page navigation buttons appear at the bottom of the results list.

Select a number from the Results per page drop-down list to change the number of results you see per page. By default, 10 results are displayed at a time.
Se i risultati sono più di una pagina, utilizzare i pulsanti di navigazione per spostarsi tra le pagine.