Reveling in Famedom

Just thought I'd let you all know I'm famous now. How so? I'm on WorldCat! Yup, it's true. Look me up if you don't believe me. For those of you who don't know what WorldCat is, it's a huge database used by libraries all over the world. And when I say huge, I mean over a billion entries. Many of these entries do not show up on places like google. It's a subscription-only database, so you probably have to be a college student or have an in with a fairly good library in order to access it. It's a really awesome tool, as it allows researchers to locate materials from libraries all over the world by looking in one central location. For example, you can type in "Sublimity of Faith," and find that Frank Murray's book is located in 21 libraries worldwide, in places as diverse as Duke University, Saint Louis University, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, and Portland Public Library. I have used WorldCat many times in my days as college and grad student for research of various kinds. So imagine my nerdy pleasure in finding out my work is now on it!

Yes, I don't know what I'll do with my new found fame. I mean, how many people can say they have one of the billion listings in WorldCat? I'm guessing only about 350 million people, given the fact that some lucky ones have multiple listings. You know when people who like to flatter you say you're one in a million? That's nice. But can they say you're one of THE 350 million?

Contented sigh. This calls for celebration of some sort. And an autograph signing, to be announced at a later date...