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Feature | OskiCat | WorldCatLocal (NGM) | Melvyl | GLADIS | Pathfinder | Google.com | Amazon | Notes
SCOPE OF CONTENT
Holdings:
Records from many institutions | no | yes | yes | no | no
Non-OCLC records | yes | no | yes | yes | yes
Display:
Display diacritics, non-Roman alphabets | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | no
Display a full MARC record | yes | no  (?) | yes | yes | yes
BASIC FUNCTIONALITY
[NAME] searching:
Single search box | yes | yes* | yes * | yes * | yes * | yes* | yes* | * = single search box with choice of options by pull-down menu, radio buttons, etc.
Multi-field search (au, ti, su, date, etc.) as default | yes (keyword) | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes
Multi-field search as option | yes (keyword) | yes | yes (keyword) | no | no | yes | yes
Find books | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes
Find e-books | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Google Books | Kindle books
Find articles (citations) | no | yes | no | no | no | Google Scholar | no
Find articles (full-text/online) | no | yes | no | no | no | Google Scholar | no
Find journals (print) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no
Find journals (electronic) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Google Scholar | no
Find newspaper articles | no | no | no | no | no | Google News | no
Find dissertations | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Google Scholar | Yes
Find audio recordings | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | Yes | yes (from commercial sites) | yes (albums, MP3s)
Find video recordings (vhs/dvd) | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | Yes | yes (from commercial sites) | Yes
Find conference proceedings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Google Scholar | Yes
Find works of music by composer (uniform title) | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no | GLADIS allows partial authority browse; completely viable use only in OskiCat
Find pre-print archives | ? | no | no | no | no | Yes | no
Find course reserve materials by instructor or course # | yes | no | no | yes | no
Find recent acquisitions for a particular library | Featured items | no | No | No | Yes |  |  | Amazon allows breakdown of search results by "new releases": 30 days, 90 days.
Find shelving location for known UCB library item | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes
Check availability for known UCB library item | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes
Limit search to available items (at least one copy not checked out) | yes | no | no | no | no |  | no
Limit search by library branch location | yes | no | no | yes* | yes |  |  | * In GLADIS, "set location" causes that location to display first
Limit search by library campus location |  | yes | yes
Sort search results by date in both directions | yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | no | No (allows sorting in one direction only)
Sort search results by relevance | yes | yes | no | No | no | Yes | Yes
Sort search results by any data element in record, esp. volume (cross-location) and location | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No
Search by Organizational Author | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | search by site: | by author
Allow truncation, esp. in title field | yes | yes | Yes | Yes (sort of) | Yes | no | Yes | Google doesn't understand *, but automatically stems search terms and looks for synonyms
Search by exact phrase | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes (default) | Yes | Yes | yes
Limit search by e-books | Yes | Yes | yes, sort of | no | no | Google Books | Kindle Books | Melvyl allows limiting to "online resources," which includes ebooks.
Limit search by on-line resources | Yes | Yes | yes | no | no | Yes | sort of | Amazon allows breakdown of search results by format.
Limit search by language | Yes | Yes | Yes | no | Yes | Yes | English, French, German, Spanish
[NAME] tasks:
Renew library materials | yes | no | No | Yes | NO
Place holds on library materials | yes | no | no | No | No |  |  | In WorldCatLocal, patron redirected back to OskiCat to place holds
Recall library materials | yes | no | no | No | No
Request library materials from other libraries (ILL) | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No
Request document delivery from other libraries (ILL) | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No |  |  | *OskiCat to be determined
Request library materials from NRLF | yes | no | no | No | Yes |  |  | *OskiCat to be determined
Request document delivery from NRLF | yes | no | no | No | Yes
Access patron record | yes (My Millennium) | patron profile doesn't include inventory | NO | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Patron can access their personal record in Google & Amazon.
View list of library materials checked out - inventory | yes | no | no | yes | No
Create lists of library materials | yes | yes* | Yes | No | Yes | y/n* | Yes | Must either log in or create account for WorldCatLocal. *If you want to save results for Google must login and install toolbar.
Email lists of library materials | yes | yes | Yes | No | Yes | same as above |  | OskiCat: 1-step process, WorldCatLocal: 3-step process
Print lists of library materials | yes | yes | Yes | sort of (can print search results) | yes | Yes | Yes | OskiCat: 1-step process, WorldCatLocal: 3-step process
Select format for citations | yes | yes | No | No | No | no
Export citations | yes | yes | yes | No | No | yes (Google Scholar)
Browse nearby items (call number browse) | yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | yes |  |  | In WorldCatLocal it shows other books by author as related items.
Staff searching:
Detailed display volume by volume - item display | yes | no | no | yes | no
Limit search by location (including NRLF) | Yes | No | by campus | No | yes (by library)
Limit search to NRLF items only | Yes | No | yes | No | Yes
Search by NRLF barcode | ? | No | No | ? | No |  |  | To be determined
Detailed display volume by volume - item display sorts with most current at top (descending) | yes | no | No | Yes | no
Staff tasks:
View full item record | yes | no | Yes | Yes | Yes
View NRLF barcode for each item | yes | No | No | ? | No
Sort items by location | yes | yes (by zip code) | no | No | yes
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Patron-initiated request (PIR) | yes | not yet | Yes | No | NRLF only |  |  | * policy issue - depending on type of patron request
Reciprocal agreements (Stanford, etc.) | ? | no (?) | Yes | No | Yes |  |  | * to be determined for OskiCat
Alert when new items added to patron-created lists | yes | yes, with rss feed | no | No | No | Yes | Yes
Support special indexes (ex. Printer/Binder index) | ? | no | no | yes | yes |  |  | * limited number of indexes available in OskiCat
Permanent link to specific record | Yes | Yes | no | No | No | Yes | Yes
Faceted searching | no | yes | no | no | no | no | yes (sort of)
Tag clouds | no | no | no | no | no | no | yes
UC Berkeley branding | yes | limited | no | yes | yes | no | no
Ability to add notices, news, or instructional messages | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | no | no