I'm curious which countries that are covered by OCLC based on the zipcode?
I believe there are countries that have the same 5-digit zip code
style like in the US.
So I take it OCLC cannot embed that information directly (at least not
yet) unless they know first where you're coming.
ranti.
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Michigan State University Libraries
On 10/1/06, Tom Keays <tomkeays_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> The zipcode entry is one thing that is NOT intuitive. The only way to
> enter a postal code is to display a record (any record) with the
> "Libraries" (i.e., holdings) tab selected and then the "Enter location
> information" box is right below the tabs. E.G.,
>
> http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/289704?tab=holdings
>
> One of my biggest gripes about WorldCat.org's search interface has to
> do with this aspect. In particular, I would like to be able to embed
> the zipcode directly into the search form in order to predetermine the
> "epicenter" of my search results on my library. But, nope. You have to
> do the search. Select a record. Enter the zipcode. How lame is this? I
> can't imagine why nobody at OCLC hasn't addressed this. It should be
> noted, though, that until the browser cookie is cleared, WorldCat does
> remember the last zipcode entered.
>
> --
> Tom
>
Received on Mon Oct 02 2006 - 13:33:11 EDT