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Description: The world's most comprehensive bibliography of books and other materials, with more than 57 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to 2100 B.C. Includes holdings information from libraries across the world. Now includes the Library of Congress Subject Headings as its thesaurus.

Subjects: Multidisciplinary

OCLC logoCoverage: Before 2100 BC to present

Provider: OCLC FirstSearch

Also known as: OCLC WorldCat, OCLC Online Union Catalog

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More information about WorldCat, including search examples, is available on the OCLC website.

This resource is part of the Electronic Library for Minnesota.

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