View source for WorldCat Online Catalog

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|data3   = &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Free}}<br>OCLC WorldCat is an online union catalog of over 2 billion titles at 72,000 libraries<ref>For list of the small portion of those libraries which have a descriptive page in this Wiki, see the [[:Category:WorldCat libraries]].</ref> in 172 countries and territories. The catalog of the [[Family History Library]] also has been made available via OCLC WorldCat starting in 2014.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/ Official website].</ref> Although it is the world’s largest bibliographic database for materials held around the world, OCLC WorldCat does not list sources housed in repositories outside their consortium.

== Using WorldCat  ==

'''Searching WorldCat''' for sources is simple: 

*Go to [http://www.worldcat.org/ www.worldcat.org] 
*Type in some keywords for the title, subject or person. An advanced search option is also available. 
*Click on the name of the title you need. 
*Enter your location and then click "find libraries". 
*Scroll down and click on the name of a holding library. 
*Click on details to see description of the item. You can see a Full Record, Brief Record, or have A Look Inside. 
*Click on Request Interlibrary Loan to see details on lending, or check with your local library for assistance.

'''Newspapers.''' The [[Finding Microfilmed Newspapers]] Wiki page includes WorldCat instructions and screenshots. 

== WorldCat Libraries  ==

For a partial list of libraries, archives, societies, and museums with cataloging in WorldCat, and whose collections are described in this Wiki, see [[:Category:WorldCat libraries]]. 

== References  ==
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[[Category:Family_History_Library]] [[Category:WorldCat_libraries]]