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In what order does WorldCat.org search ISBN, ISSN, and OCLC numbers in deep links to my online catalog?

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Applies to

  • WorldCat Registry
  • WorldCat.org

Answer

If your OPAC is WorldCat Discovery, the links are searched in the following order:

  1. ISBN
  2. ISSN
  3. OCLC Number

If you use a third-party OPAC, you can choose between ISBN/ISSN search and OCLC number search.

  • If you want to search by OCLC number, leave the ISBN and ISSN search strings blank.
  • If you want to search by ISBN/ISSN, leave the OCLC number search strings blank.
  • If OCLC numbers are not consistently present in your local MARC records or are present but are not consistently indexed, we recommend leaving the Online Catalog Direct to OCLC Number field blank as we will not be able to search by ISSN/ISBN if the OCLC number search fails.

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