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Why is a knowledge base link not appearing on a title in WorldCat Discovery?

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Applies to

  • WorldCat Discovery
  • WorldShare Collection Manager

Answer

To ensure knowledge base links surface in WorldCat Discovery, follow these steps:

Confirm Title Selection and Set OCLC Number in Collection Manager
  • Ensure you have selected the correct monograph or journal title in Collection Manager.
    • Use the OCLC number or article ISSN from the WorldCat Discovery record to perform a title search in WorldShare Collection Manager.
  • Verify that the title is matched to the WorldCat Discovery record using the OCLC number or ISSN.
  • Add the Discovery record's OCLC number as a grouped OCN to the title in WorldShare Collection Manager.
    • Note: This method is not applicable for article records. The 001 field of an article is considered a unique identifier and not an OCLC number that can be searched in WorldShare.
Matching Discovery article records to parent titles in WorldShare Collection Manager
  • Locate the journal or representative record for the article record.
    • Use the ISSN from the Discovery article record to perform an n2:ISSN NUMBER search in Discovery.
    • Select the first record in the search results, which is the article's parent or  representative record.
    • Use the OCLC number from the representative record for title search, or as override OCN on a title in WorldShare Collection Manager.
  • Confirm that the Discovery article record's date falls within the WorldShare Collection Manager title's specified coverage date range.
Understand Publication Types and Coverage Depths
Surface Links for Article Records
  • Matching Criteria: WorldCat Discovery uses the ISSN or the title (with more than three matching words, excluding articles like "a" or "the") to find a match in the knowledge base.
  • Metadata Requirement: If the ISSN or title is not present in the article metadata, a knowledge base link will not appear.
Surface Links for Monograph Title Records
  • Matching Criteria: For monograph titles such as eBooks, eVideos, or eAudios, WorldCat Discovery uses the following order of preference to find a match in the knowledge base:
    1. OCLC Number (OCN)
    2. ISSN/ISBN
    3. Title (with more than three matching words, excluding articles like "a" or "the")
Avoid Duplicate Links
  • If a title is selected in multiple collections from the same provider, and those titles have identical URLs and coverage, WorldCat Discovery will de-duplicate the entries. Only one link will be displayed on the item record to avoid redundancy.

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