OCLC does not load cover art for individual titles due to the large volume of titles covered in WorldCat, but instead we load large files from a variety of providers, with whom we have contractual relationships.
Titles that do not include cover art will show the default images below.
Format/Facet in WorldCat.org label for display |
Cover art default icon |
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Archival Material | |
Article/Chapter | |
Audiobook | |
Book | |
Computer File | |
Encyclopedia | |
Game | |
Image | |
Interactive Multimedia | |
Internet Resource | |
Journal/Magazine | |
Kit | |
Map | |
Music | |
Musical Score | |
Newspaper | |
Object | |
Sound Recording (Other) | |
Toy | |
Unknown Default | |
Video | |
Visual Material |
Collections from CONTENTdm and other OAI-PMH compliant digital repositories which have been synced through WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway will display a thumbnail image in the brief results and detailed view in WorldCat Discovery. For more information on syncing your collection, see Digital Collection Gateway.
Digital repository | Required fields/subfields to display thumbnail in WorldCat Discovery |
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CONTENTdm |
WorldCat Discovery will use the URL in the 856 u to display as the thumbnail. |
Other OAI-PMH compliant digital repositories |
WorldCat Discovery will use the URL in the 856 u to display as the thumbnail. |
Engage with images from CONTENTdm digital repositories using OpenSeadragon, an International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) viewer.
To qualify for viewer use, the image and CONTENTdm repository must meet the following qualifications:
Click the expand icon on images that qualify for OpenSeadragon viewer use on both the search results and item details screen:
Selecting the expand icon will open the image in the OpenSeadragon viewer as a modal. Options in the viewer include: