From OCLC's WorldCat FAQ:
"The Open WorldCat Program and WorldCat.org are both initiatives designed to make the collections and services of WorldCat-participating libraries more visible on the open Web, outside of the library environment".
- Open WorldCat is a program that makes a limited subset of the WorldCat database—focused on popular materials—available for harvesting by major search engines as well as bookselling and bibliographic sites. Users at sites such Google and Yahoo! Search discover "Find in a Library" results for particular library-owned items among other results for Web content.
- WorldCat.org is a destination website released in August 2006 and remains in beta. Users search the complete WorldCat database and link to online catalog records and local OPACs. The site also provides a variety of free tools such as a WorldCat.org search box that can be placed on any website and browser toolbars and plug-ins.
Comparison of WorldCat's Public Views
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