WorldCat
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Information Type: Citations
Description: The WorldCat™ database is the OCLC Online Union Catalog. It contains more than 43 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. WorldCat contains records for the following types of materials:
  • books*
  • journals*
  • musical scores
  • computer data files
  • magazines*
  • newspapers*
  • computer programs
  • manuscripts
  • sound recordings
  • films and slides
  • maps
  • videotapes
* Does not include individual articles, stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters.
Coverage: Before 1000 BC to present
Update Frequency: Daily
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