What is WorldCat?
A search system that helps you discover items in collections at MCLA and other libraries worldwide.
What does WorldCat Discovery search?
- Books, ebooks, articles, media, and more.
- All items physically located within the library.
- Content from many of our most popular databases - journal articles, ebooks, and media.
- Items from other libraries worldwide that you can request through interlibrary loan.
How do I start using WorldCat?
- Use the link on the library's A-Z database page.
- You can start searching with Simple Search, or you can go to Advanced Search.
Searching in WorldCat
- Enter your search terms.
- When you see a list of results, use the options on the left to limit your search by format, author, date, and more.
- The search defaults to search libraries worldwide. If you want to just search MCLA, change that setting.
- Look at the example of a "anthropology of food" search below.
