Cover Story. The Ripple Effect: Extending the library's reach. Today's librarians are engaging information seekers wherever they are—at the beach, in the street, on the stage, on the Web—to extend their impact and set in motion growing waves of relevance and usage.
Other stories include:
Web scale for libraries: A sea change for the 21st century. The first cooperative management service for libraries is an unparalleled effort guided by members.
Virtual International Authority File: Expanding the concept of universal bibliographic control. The VIAF is a cooperative project initiated by the Library of Congress, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and OCLC to match and make available a merged view of authority files from around the world.
Part of OCLC's commitment to research and education includes furthering the advancement of librarianship. OCLC does this not only through OCLC research but also by financially supporting awards and scholarships. OCLC is seeking nominations for the following 2010 OCLC-sponsored awards. Deadlines are in bold; the link provides more information about the award and the nominating process.
In response to requests from the cataloging community, OCLC introduced the Expert Community Experiment, which enables cataloging members to make more changes to WorldCat records. The Experiment began in February 2009 and ran for six months, and the increased capabilities introduced as part of the program, remain available to members.
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