For Public Services Staff
| Key resources for public services staff working with Melvyl (WCL). | ||
|---|---|---|
| Melvyl Release Notes | Release notes from the quarterly WCL installations |  |
| RLF Tool for Checking Holdings | Information on the Regional Library Facilities (RLF) Tool for Checking Holdings | |
| OCLC Training Portal | Online training courses for OCLC resources | |
| Instructional Materials | Information on WorldCat Local searching and features | |
Expert searching is available in Melvyl. You can limit your search to a specific index such as keyword, ISSN, author.
How does it work?
Simply use one or more index labels when you search.
What’s an index label?
Abbreviations used to limit your search to a specific index.
For example: “kw:” is keyword, “issn:” is ISSN, “au:” is author.
For example, you’re looking for a book with the word surrealism in the title and you know it’s part of the Yale French Studies series. Your search would be ti: surrealism se: Yale French Studies
Where do I find the list of index labels?
In WorldCat Help: Index labels and expert search examples
Under ‘Melvyl’ on the CDL Instructional Materials web page.
OCLC's WorldCat Local User Support Center
To keep up-to-date with Melvyl WCL public service issues, sign up for access to the OCLC's WorldCat Local User Support Center to find documentation and webinars and to participate in discussions with other WorldCat Local Users: https://www.oclc.org/support/worldcatlocal/.
