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Find information about the features and uses of the A - Z List.

Overview of the A - Z List

Every WorldCat Discovery library has an A-Z list, a patron-facing page that makes it possible to search the knowledge base titles you have represented in Collection Manager.

The A-Z List is responsive to desktop browsers, mobile devices, and tablets. Configuration options for the interface include customizable color schemes, library links, and banner images.

The A-Z list includes the items and collections that have been added to the WorldCat knowledge base via WorldShare Collection Manager.

 Note:

  • Items must have an ISSN number or it will not display a link in the A - Z list. Verify that the Display Online Catalog setting is turned on in the Display Options section. 
  • Abstract only and index only collections are not loaded to the WorldCat knowledge base since there is no full text available for these resources. No links would appear in WorldCat Discovery or in the A - Z list for these resources.
  • WorldShare Collection Manager does not set holdings on the below content types. Items with these content types will not show as held by your institution:

Use the A - Z List

The A-Z list data is populated based on what your institution has selected in the Knowledge Base. Full-text links are populated by coverage information in the titles selected within WorldShare Collection Manager.

Search the A to Z List

To find an item in the A-Z list that is part of your library's WorldCat knowledge base, the information sent in a search must include the following:

  • ISSN
  • Titolo
  • Page number
  • Publication date
  • Volume number (if applicable)

The A-Z list matches what you've entered with what is in the WorldCat knowledge base and then displays the first provider in the list that matches all the qualifications. If there is no year or month in the search qualifications, it will not be able to apply date coverage.

 Note:  The system will make the best match possible, but this may not include all links or fulfillment options.

A to Z results sort

Search results and titles on the Browse tab are grouped by ISSN or ISBN for all titles. They are sorted by special character, then numerically from 0-9, and then alphabetically.

On the Browse screen, selecting a number or letter button will group the ISSN titles by that prefix.

More and Less buttons

The More and Less Buttons determine the number of results per page.

  • Select Less to display 25 results per page.
  • Select More to display 50 results per page. 

 Note: To see additional results, use the arrow buttons WorldCat_Discovery_AtoZList_Arrow.pngto move between the search results pages. Selecting More will not load more results to the current search page. 

Narrowing a search by prefix may impact the display of the More and Less buttons. The results depend on the number of titles that exist for the set parameter.

  • If the results are less than 25, the Less and More buttons will not display.
  • If there are 25 or 50+ results, the Less and More buttons would show either 25 or 50 results per page, depending on the number indicated for Full text.

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Database-only collections in the A - Z list

Database-only collections are used primarily by WorldShare Acquisitions and WorldShare License Manager libraries when they need to acquire collections or associate licenses with collections that do not have a defined list of titles. For example, a library might create a database-only collection for the Oxford English Dictionary website. 

Doing so would:

  • Crea un ordine in Acquisizioni
  • Create an entry in the library's WorldCat Discovery A - Z list which will be visible under Browse > Collections 

 Note:  Database-only collections will not set holdings in WorldCat or output MARC records.

For additional information, refer to Create a database-only collection.