WorldCat is a database of library catalogs around the world. The search results show the availability of the item, whether it is available at Texas State or at other libraries worldwide.
- If University Libraries does not own the book, journal or other item you are looking for, Worldcat can be used to see if a local library owns the item.
- You can then get a TexShare card to go to the local library to check out the item
- If the item is not available locally, or you do not want to go to another library, then you can click the Interlibrary Loan option in WorldCat to request a borrowed copy of the item.
- If you need to link to a WorldCat record, FirstSearch does not allow for that but you can create a permalink here using the browser url from WorldCat Firstsearch. WorldCat Public Version has a Share feature in the record of an item.
- The images below shows what the WorldCat database results look like.
ILL in WorldCat via FirstSearch
ILL in WorlCat (Public Version), Click the View access options button, then Request this item via
