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WorldCat Entities

Summary

WorldCat Entities is a linked data service[1]. It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • WorldCat Entities's instance of is recorded as linked data service[3].
  • WorldCat Entities's instance of is recorded as website[4].
  • WorldCat Entities was published by OCLC, Inc.[5].
  • WorldCat Entities's maintained by is recorded as OCLC, Inc.[6].
  • WorldCat Entities is operated by OCLC, Inc.[7].
  • WorldCat Entities's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic[8].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as French[10].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[11].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as German[12].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[13].
  • WorldCat Entities's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[14].
  • WorldCat Entities's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • May 24, 2022 marks the founding of WorldCat Entities[16].
  • WorldCat Entities's official website is recorded as https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity[17].
  • WorldCat Entities's described at URL is recorded as https://www.oclc.org/en/worldcat/oclc-and-linked-data/worldcat-entities.html[18].
  • WorldCat Entities's replaces is recorded as WorldCat Identities[19].
  • WorldCat Entities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WorldCat Entities'}[20].
  • WorldCat Entities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'WorldCat-Entitäten'}[21].
  • WorldCat Entities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Entités WorldCat'}[22].
  • WorldCat Entities's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Entidades de WorldCat'}[23].
  • WorldCat Entities's main Wikidata property is recorded as P10832[24].
  • WorldCat Entities's user manual URL is recorded as https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldCat_Entities[25].
  • WorldCat Entities's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Cultural Heritage and GLAM catalogues[26].
  • WorldCat Entities's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[27].

Why It Matters

WorldCat Entities is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . policies.oclc.org. Retrieved . policies.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . help.oclc.org. Retrieved . help.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . id.oclc.org. Retrieved . id.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . id.oclc.org. Retrieved . id.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . id.oclc.org. Retrieved . id.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . policies.oclc.org. Retrieved . policies.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → —
    Instance of → —
    User manual url → https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldCat_Entities
    Replaces → WorldCat Identities
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4801]]: identifiers/worldcat, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/149288490|WorldCat Entities (#149288490)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5763|L"
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