Template:Worldcat Access links
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- Public WorldCat interface is a beta Web interface available for free since August 2006. Only a few basic bibliographic fields per record are available via this interface and there is no Z39.50 access as of mid-2007. User-submitted reviews have been enabled.
- FirstSearch is another Web interface to the WorldCat catalog and it shows all fields in each bibliographic record. FirstSearch access is provided to OCLC's subscribers, primarily libraries. Some subscribers have chosen to make it available on the Web for free, but there is no guarantee that it will remain available indefinitely.
- Some fields of interest available through this interface (but not apparent through Worldcat):
- Original Price (Under 'Vendor Info:' Without currency symbol)
- LCCN (Under 'Standard No:')
- Library of Congress and Dewey Classification (Under 'Class Descriptors:')
- Some fields of interest available through this interface (but not apparent through Worldcat):
- OCLC Fiction Finder (frequently off-line) provides access to all fiction cataloged by OCLC, including shrunk cover scans when available. There is an ISBN lookup page. Use the {{OCLC}} template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.