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Connecting the world's libraries to operate and innovate at Webscale

OCLC WorldShare provides a Web-based platform for collective innovation with shared services, integrated applications and a streamlined approach to managing library workflows. Together with WorldCat, WorldShare helps the world's libraries connect in new ways to operate, innovate and collaborate at Webscale.

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Congratulations, Americas Regional Council Executive Committee candidates!

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Your library at Webscale: How radical collaboration is redefining library management services

Join Marshall Breeding, Vanderbilt University Libraries; Gregg A. Silvis, University of Delaware Libraries; and Andrew K. Pace, OCLC, at this free webcast on Thursday, February 21, as they share perspectives on the current and future state of library management services. This event is sponsored by Library Journal and OCLC. Register here.

Computers in Libraries 2012, March 21 - 23, Washington, D.C.

See the registration form for North America's largest technology conference and exhibition for librarians and information managers.


OCLC Research

OCLC Research works with the community to collaboratively identify problems and opportunities, prototype and test solutions, and share findings through publications, presentations and professional interactions.

You can view this information on the OCLC Worldwide site by clicking on the link above.

Products and Services

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Future delivery service

Mid-2012 begins a year-long migration period for WorldCat Resource Sharing users to the new delivery service featuring more interlibrary loan functions and simplified workflows, available via the WorldShare Management Services interface.

New RDA discussion paper available for review

As a part of preparations for the future implementation of RDA, OCLC staff have been discussing how RDA data and practices might be incorporated more fully into WorldCat.

The University of Groningen publishes special collections with CONTENTdm

Located in the Netherlands, the University of Groningen library has digitized a number of its older and special collections and then published them online using OCLC’s CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software.

Worldcat.org traffic partner writecite.com helps students save time on bibliographies

OCLC welcomes online citation site WriteCite.com to its growing list of WorldCat.org traffic partner sites.

CONTENTdm Featured Collections: February 2012

Organizations worldwide are using CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software to create thousands of outstanding digital collections and to provide easy access to their unique holdings.


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