2023 WorldCat.org updates
Review WorldCat.org updates and bug fixes from 2023.
The following is a list of recent updates and bug fixes.
| Area affected | Issue/Update | Details | Issue/Update date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pages | Cannot visually differentiate between some characters with current font. | Improve website font accessibility to disambiguate i, l, 1 as well as 0 and O. | Installed 11/2023 |
| Item details>Purchase Options | Add Bookshop.org as a purchase option partner | New purchase option vendor, Bookshop.org, allows users to select a local bookstore to support through their purchase of an ebook or print item | Installed 9/2023 |
| Item details>Item recommendations | Prevent similar items from being suggested | To ensure a better variety of recommendations, this feature will no longer suggest titles that match the original item, or titles by same author. | Installed 9/2023 |
| Library Page>New at the library | New items are not limited correctly | Counts for new items at the library exceed the intended limit of first 500 items. | Installed 8/7/2023 |
| Library Page>Go to Library Catalog | Go to library catalog not connected for URLs containing & symbol | Ampersand was not encoded properly. Adjusting encoding resolved issue. | Installed 8/4/2023 |
| Search results > Saved Search | Ability to save complex search queries | Users can save complex searches to their profile to ease workflows and aid future searches. | Installed 7/20/2023 |
| Lists | Lists created by libraries enhanced to allow connection back to library page | When a library creates a list in their institution account, the user name displayed on the list will link to their OCLC library page. | Installed 7/20/2023 |
| Item details | Ability to ask for item recommendations | When logged into their account users can ask for up to four item recommendations for a book or ebook. | Installed 6/19/2023 |
| Item details | Ability to print item record | Improved print formatting of item details when users print from their web browsers | Installed 5/22/2023 |
| Lists | Some user lists no longer display items | Some users have reported missing lists. This is a result of item metadata and a bug in the interface error handling | Installed 5/08/2023 |
| Item details > Cite a record | RIS citations available on item details and lists | When users are on an item record or list, they can now export a citation in RIS format for use in citation management tools. Note: Lists with more than 25 records will require users to authenticate before exporting to RIS | Installed 4/10/2023 |
| Item details > Find a copy in library | Improved display of featured library holdings | Users will see a reduction in white space in the Find a Copy at a library section, so they can more easily see library holdings | Installed 2/1/2023 |
| Search results and item details | Enable IIIF viewer on qualifying images | Users can now expand some images to zoom, rotate, and explore details from search results and item details | Installed 2/1/2023 |
| Search results > Facets > Publication year | Improved accessibility on text fields | Updated aria labels to help screen readers explain how to navigate the Publication year facet | Installed 10/25/2022 |
| Item details >Share record | Sharing WorldCat.org URLs on social media platforms does not format images and synopsis properly | Shared WorldCat.org links on social platforms will now display in a card optimized layout. Title, author, and synopsis will display when present | Installed 10/25/2022 |