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How to Set Up Databases as a Filter on the Discovery Basic Search Results Page

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Applies to

  • WorldCat Discovery

Answer

Once your Databases have been selected in Service Configuration, you can  configure some of or all of the Databases as a filter on the  basic search results page in WorldCat Discovery, by following these steps:

  1.  Log into  OCLC Service Configuration.

  2. Navigate to the Metasearch Content.

  3.  Select the databases you have access to under  Configure Databases to Search >  Save.

  4. Then you need to configure your databases into groups; one group will be set up as your Default Group.

  5. Your database groups can be divided up however you like. For example, you may have groups for Science and engineering, Open-Access Databases, health and life Science, and ebooks.

  6.  All Databases selected in the Default Group will then appear as the Databases to be searched by in the Advance Search. 

  7. They will also appear individually as a list under Databases amongst the other filters on the left-hand side of the Discovery search result page. 

  8. These databases can then be selected individually to filter your results by or more databases can be selected too.

  9. Every time you select another database in this filter, the results page refreshes with new results, including the newly selected databases. 

    Screenshot of the Database selection area in WorldCat Discovery

Additional information

For extra information, see: Configure databases to search and Default Databases and Licensed Content

If you have any questions, contact OCLC Support. 

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