1. WorldCat Discovery Services

2. A new suite of cloud-based applications Combines functionality of OCLC FirstSearch and WorldCat Local Services will run in parallel during transition WorldCat Discovery Services will replace legacy services over the next 18 months

3. Central index Bibliographic records in WorldCat FirstSearch subscription databases Article-level records HathiTrust, ArticleFirst, MEDLINE, ERIC, JSTOR, OAIster Licensed databases ProQuest, Gale

4. Remote database searching Federated search Search databases not included in the central index Search results integrated with main results (probably slower than central index alone)

5. Advanced search

6. Discovery through: WorldCat Discovery Services (individual) site WorldCat.org Partner sites: Goodreads Google Books BlackboardWikipedia

7. Improvements? Interface Mobile interface! Ranking has higher emphasis on “library owned” than “relevance” Content more prominent (less scrolling)

8. Mobile interface Interface adjusts automatically on mobile devices Fewer options on screen Text is larger and more readable Options easier to select

15. Electronic Resources If we maintain the Knowledge base Library’s resources listed first Direct links to full-text A-Z list

20. Timeline WorldCat Discovery Services (beta) available to FirstSearch subscribers April 2014 In beta through December 2014 (at this point, all features fully implemented)

21. Concerns? What were your concerns with WorldCat Local? Are they addressed in WorldCat Discovery Services? (If we don’t know, I will look into it!)