WorldCat Discovery release notes, 30 June 2026
Release Date: 30 June 2026
Introduction
This release of WorldCat Discovery includes the following enhancement:
- Benefit from improved accessibility and usability in Saved Items and Personal Lists
Many of these enhancements are the direct result of your feedback.
New features and enhancements
Benefit from improved accessibility and usability in Saved Items and Personal Lists
Saved Items and Personal Lists in WorldCat Discovery have been updated to make it easier for users to manage, find, and organize materials—while ensuring a more accessible experience for all users.
These updates focus on reducing friction in common tasks and helping users confidently navigate and use their lists.
- Navigate lists more easily
Updated page designs create a more familiar, streamlined experience, reducing the effort needed to move between saved items and lists.
Saved items page
My personal lists page
List details page
- Find materials faster
Call number details now include up-to-date branch and shelving locations, helping users quickly locate items in the library.
- Manage list privacy with confidence
Simplified privacy settings with clear descriptions make it easier for users to control how their lists are shared.
- Move items between lists more efficiently
An improved “move” experience makes it quicker to find the right list and stay organized.
- View more items with less effort
Lists load quickly and allow users to expand to view all items on a single page when needed, supporting longer or more complex research workflows.
These improvements make saved lists more usable, accessible, and reliable—supporting a smoother research experience from saving items to retrieving them in the physical or digital collection.
Note: Existing list limits remain unchanged. Each user can create up to 500 lists, with a maximum of 100 items per list.
Configuration: No configuration is required.
Important links
Product website
More product information can be found here.
Support websites
Include Request ID with problem reports
When reporting an issue with WorldCat Discovery, it is extremely helpful to include the Request ID. The Request ID is found at the bottom of the screen on which the issue occurred. Including this information allows us to directly trace what happened on the request we are troubleshooting.
