Okay, let's say that I was looking for my ancestors who lived in Northeast Alabama at some period of time. Somewhere in the vicinity of Gadsden, Alabama.
Keywords to search at https://www.worldcat.org might be Alabama, genealogy, northeast Alabama, periodicals, registers, "family history", etc.
The best and first thing you can do when utilizing "WorldCat" is to sign in (free) for your very own account. This will enable the program to identify nearby libraries that might have the information you are seeking. And nowadays, if that library is located somewhere else, not convenient to your research location, you can bring up a web page for that individual library and "Ask a Librarian" or contact via e-mail and see if they can help you out!
So you could do the legwork yourself, skip the worldcat folks and go straight to the library's website. But, you really want to know, if for some reason this info is located at a Jr. college 2 miles away, you can know that at the beginning of your search.
ALERT!!! Not all libraries are listed or affiliated with WorldCat, but those are usually available via a Google search, if they have an online presence. Going to a library is always an enriching experience, but doing some "legwork" via your computer will save you time and effort when you do visit personally.
EXAMPLE: My own personal go-to library website, locally.
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