View lists
Discover how to view lists and view the Item Details screen for a list item in WorldCat.org.
View public lists from the Lists tab
- Click Lists in the WorldCat.org global navigation to view lists. Sections on the List screen include:
- Featured list curated by the OCLC WorldCat Team
- Popular WorldCat.org user lists
- Recently updated lists
- Click a list name to view the list.
- From the list screen, click a title or hover over a cover and click View to open the Item Details screen for the item.
View curated lists from a library's profile page
- Click Libraries in the header. The Libraries screen opens with an auto-generated list of nearby libraries based on your location.
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Select Libraries from the search field drop-down list. - Enter a library name in the search field.
- Click the Search button () or press <Enter>. Your search result(s) will be ordered alphabetically by all libraries with that search term in the library name(s).
- Click the name of a library to view its profile page. The Curated lists section appears below the institutional contact details section.
- A library's curated lists are sorted in descending order by date. You can adjust how the curated lists are sorted by selecting one of the following from the Sort by drop-down list.
- Date (Most Recent) (default)
- Date (Least Recent)
- Most followed
- A library's curated lists are sorted in descending order by date. You can adjust how the curated lists are sorted by selecting one of the following from the Sort by drop-down list.
- Click a list name to view the list.
- From the list screen, click a title or hover over a cover and click View to open the Item Details screen for the item.
View lists from My Profile
- Select My Profile from your username drop-down menu.
- Select Lists from the left navigation. All lists appear.
- Results are sorted chronologically by the last update date.
- Click a list name to view or update the list. For details, see Update a list.
- (Optional) From the list screen, click a title or hover over a cover and click View to open the Item Details screen for the item.
Sort items in a list
Use the options in the Sort by drop-down list to determine how the items in a list are sorted.
Sort option | Behavior |
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Added Date (Most Recent) (default) | Sorts chronologically by item added date with the newly added items appearing first. |
Added Date (Least Recent) | Sorts chronologically by item added date with the newly added items appearing last. |
Title Name (A-Z) | Sorts by special characters, then A-Z by Title. Only the article "the" is ignored. |
Title Name (Z-A) | Sorts by special characters, then Z-A by Title. Only the article "the" is ignored. |
Author (A-Z) | Sorts by special characters or numbers in the first name, then A to Z by the last name. |
Author (Z-A) | Sorts by special characters or numbers in the first name, then Z to A by the last name. |
Publication Date (Most Recent) | Sorts chronologically by publication year with the newest items listed first. |
Publication Date (Least Recent) | Sorts chronologically by publication year with the oldest items listed first. |