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WorldCat.org is a global catalog of library materials. You can search for books, music, video, articles and much more at libraries near you.
WorldCat helps you share what makes your library great to make all libraries better. By enabling libraries to share high-quality library metadata and bibliographic records with each other, WorldCat has helped librarians dramatically reduce the time they spend on original cataloging.
WorldCat.org lets you: Search many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library nearby. Find books, music, and videos to check out. Find research articles and digital items (like audiobooks) that can be directly viewed or downloaded. Link to "Ask a Librarian" and other services at your library.
WorldCat.org is a resource for locating unique, trustworthy materials that you often can’t find anywhere except in a library. By connecting thousands of libraries’ collections in one place, WorldCat.org makes it easy for you to browse the world’s libraries from one search box.
Find what you want in a library near you with WorldCat, a global catalog of library collections.
WorldCat is used by librarians for cataloging and research and by the general public. As of December 2021, WorldCat contained over 540 million bibliographic records in 483 languages, representing over 3 billion physical and digital library assets, and the WorldCat persons dataset (mined from WorldCat) included over 100 million people.
WorldCat consists of three components: a bibliographic catalog, a knowledge base and a registry for library information. The WorldCat bibliographic catalog includes millions of records covering everything that is available to users in the library.
WorldCat.org connects your library to people who may never otherwise visit in-person or online. It expands the communities you serve while personalizing and localizing the experience for the people you care about most.
Getting the library information you need has never been easier. Learn how to get resources for a report that a student age 10–15 might be assigned and some advanced tips appropriate for college-level work. Type “solar system” into the search box and click “Search.”.
The WorldCat Library search is powered by WorldCat Registry data. If you are a librarian or library staff and do not see your library, you may create a free WorldCat Registry profile. Library staff may also access their library's info in the WorldCat Registry to correct any data if need be.
