Recent Items added to WorldCat lists for the month of June are now available.

To preview these lists: navigate to your library's WorldCat profile page via the "Library info" link on the item details page. Then click the 'All recent additions by this library to WorldCat' link on the library profile to view the entire list.

Stats for the month of June:
- There were 13,627 institutions that added a new item to WorldCat in June.

- Of those, 813 did not have an existing recent items list, so WorldCat automatically created a new list.

- 12,814 recent items lists were updated.

The 5 most popular items added to WorldCat in June were:

The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes, added by 2,137 WorldCat libraries.

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Horse in the House, added by 1,943 WorldCat libraries.

The Frog Scientist, added by 1,904 WorldCat libraries.

Tricking the Tallyman, added by 1,882 WorldCat libraries.

along for the ride, added by 1,801 WorldCat libraries.

There has been a flurry of WorldCat partnership activity going on lately. Here's a run-down:

More options for digitized books
As part of an agreement with Kirtas Technologies, WorldCat.org will show if a book is available as digitized content or that it can be made available for digitization. The agreement is signed. Now we just have to slot it into the development schedule.

"Find a Book" Web site links to WorldCat
The recently enhanced "Find a Book" Web site from the MetaMetrics helps to connect readers with books appropriate for their reading level, using the Lexile Framework® for Reading. Readers can either enter their Lexile measure, or their grade and if they find reading materials difficult or easy. Once they find the books they're interested in, now they can connect to their local library through WorldCat.org and check availability.

I'll post more about this site soon. It's got a great interface and makes it really easy for K-12 readers to find good books to read!

WorldCat Mobile pilot partner creates another app for librarians
While this isn't really a new partnership, we're so proud of our WorldCat partner organization, Boopsie, for taking the lead on helping librarians navigate the biggest library conference of the year in the U.S., going on next week. Librarians can download the ALA Mobile app from their mobile phone browser at http://ala.boopsie.com, or text "ala2009" to 41411.

More news on the WorldCat Mobile pilot coming next week. Stay tuned.

Last week we updated you on the WorldCat Identities integration enhancement, and you might be interested in a few other enhancements as well:

Updates to Advanced Search
Advanced Search has been streamlined and updated in anticipation of the single-search access to your library's OCLC eContent on WorldCat.org, coming this summer.

There are now three dropdown boxes that contain index choices such as OCLC number (also called Accession Number), Author, ISBN, ISSN, Keyword, Title and Subject.

Privacy settings now easier to spot
WorldCat.org respects your privacy, and now it's even easier to tell at a glance which items you've marked as public or private. Individual items such as favorite libraries, lists and saved searches are now marked with a red circle to indicate private, or a blue parentheses for public. Make any privacy updates from your profile page by clicking on each area's summary section header.

Each month we work on making the site more valuable and easier to use.