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How to generate a list of uniquely held titles (titles with only one holding)

Applies to

  • Collection Evaluation
  • WorldShare Collection Manager
  • OCLC Usage Statistics
  • WorldShare Record Manager

Answer

There are a few options to accomplish this, depending on your needs and subscription level:

  • If you have a Collection Evaluation subscription, you can create a Unique/Shared titles report 
  • If you have a Cataloging subscription, you can create a query collection using the following criteria: li:[LIBRARY SYMBOL] AND cg:11. The "cg:" index restricts your results based on holding library count, so this query will find all records on which your library is the only holding. If you wish to further restrict this to physical materials only, you can add the following to the above: NOT (mt:elc OR x4:digital)
  • If you only want to see the numbers of held items with certain holdings counts, you can navigate to Usage Statistics > Assessment Tools > WorldCat Collection Dashboard and view the Holdings Comparisons tab to see a chart listing how many of your library's holdings are unique, how many have 2-10 holdings, and so on. This report doesn't list the titles; it will only give you the numbers.
  • If you want to edit specific titles live, you can do a keyword search in WorldShare Record Manager for your library holdings by using the search term li:[LIBRARY SYMBOL] AND cg:11

Additional information

If you want to create a list of all of your library's holdings, see: Query WorldCat to create a spreadsheet of your WorldCat holdings

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