Learn how WMS libraries can view and manage WorldCat holdings audience levels within WorldShare Acquisitions.
Overview
WorldCat holdings audience levels allow WorldShare Management Services (WMS) libraries to control who can see if they have specific titles or copies of an item in their collection. By assigning a specific level to a holding, you can suppress the holding from the general public.
You can specify at the title or copy level which of your holdings are displayed to:
- Library staff
- Library staff and library patrons
- Everyone within a library's instance of WorldCat discovery
- All WorldCat libraries
All WMS libraries are initially set up with WorldCat holdings audience levels enabled. If you would like the WorldCat holdings audience level asset removed so that you will not see audience level-related functionality in WMS, please contact OCLC Support.
Note: WorldCat.org will only display holdings set to the All Users audience level.
To use WorldCat holding audience levels across WMS applications, they must first be enabled in Record Manager's institution settings. For more information, see Record Manager > WorldCat Holdings audience Levels.
In WorldShare Acquisitions:
- Assign different audience levels to items ordered and received.
- View the audience level of a LHR when receiving and binding serial issues.