Relevancy and Scoping
To access this screen, sign in Service Configuration, open the WorldCat Discovery and WorldCat Local left navigation, select Relevancy and Scoping.
To make changes to your institution, contact OCLC Support. Any changes to your institution information will not be reflected in WorldCat.org until the following business day (approximately 9 a.m. US Eastern time). Items held by your library will temporarily not be displayed until the next business day.
OCLC symbols that represent your institution (1st Level of Relevancy)
Items held by your OCLC institution symbols will be sorted first. A patron searching on your WorldCat.org will be affiliated with institutions at this level. The libraries represented by these symbols must share a catalog in order to return holdings and availability.
Display name
The Display name will appear on the Held by line in the search results. To change the Display name, edit the name directly in the text box and click Save.
OCLC Symbols
Lists the OCLC symbols associated with your institution.
2nd/3rd Level of Relevancy (optional)
Note: The Level 2 and Level 3 Relevancy group sections will only be displayed if your institution is configured with Level 2/Level 3 groups. Contact OCLC Support to enable or disable the display of Relevancy Groups.
In your WorldCat Discovery, items held at these levels will sort immediately after the level configured in the 1st Level of Relevancy (above). This is usually a consortia catalog, or a group that lends items to your patrons. If a different scope hasn’t been selected by a user, WorldCat Discovery will limit results to items held by the configured default scoping level. This selection applies only when sorting by Library. It does not apply to Best Match or Recency sort methods.
Caution: Do not make changes to these settings. If you would like to make changes, please contact OCLC Support.
Display name
The Display name will appear on the Held by line in the search results. To change the Display name, edit the name directly in the text box and click Save.
OCLC Symbols
Lists the OCLC symbols associated with your institution.
WorldCat Discovery Default Scoping Level
In WorldCat Discovery, users have the option to limit results to items held by your institution, partnering groups, and those held by Libraries Worldwide. The user has the option of overriding this setting.
- Libraries Worldwide (results will include both items held by your institution and items held by libraries worldwide)
- Your Library (results are limited to items held by your institution)