OCLC News

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:39:00 EST

OCLC and The Combined Regions (TCR) are pleased to announce that FABLibraries, the national public library catalogue has now been rolled out to all libraries that subscribe to UnityUK - the UK's nationwide network for resource sharing, as part of a ‘limited release’.

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New OCLC WorldShare License Manager combines knowledge base with linking technology to offer new approach to electronic resource management

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:07:00 EST

OCLC has announced the launch of OCLC WorldShare License Manager, a new service to help libraries meet the increasing challenges and complexities of electronic resource management.

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28 more libraries join the OCLC WorldShare Management Services community

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:40:00 EST

Since July 1, 2011, 28 libraries have selected OCLC WorldShare Management Services, the first truly cooperative, Webscale management services for libraries that streamline cataloging, acquisitions, circulation, license management and workflows, and offer a next-gen discovery tool for library users. This brings the number of libraries worldwide committed to using OCLC WorldShare Management Services to 171.

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OCLC releases FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) as Linked Data

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:15:00 EST

FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), an enumerative, faceted subject heading schema derived from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is now available as an experimental Linked Data service (http://id.worldcat.org/fast/) and is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.

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OCLC introduces OCLC WorldShare

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:01:00 EST

OCLC, together with OCLC Global Council and members, is taking the cooperative’s ongoing strategy to help libraries operate and innovate at Webscale to a much broader level with the introduction of OCLC WorldShare, a new platform and a new brand that signals OCLC’s commitment to greater collaboration in library service delivery.

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Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:53:00 EST

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Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:38:00 EST

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OCLC partners with King Abdulaziz Public Library in Saudi Arabia to make Arabic-language resources available through WorldCat.org

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:13:00 EST

OCLC has added more than 1.2 million brief bibliographic records to WorldCat.org for materials held by Arab libraries, records that represent the complete catalog of the Arabic Union Catalog (AUC) maintained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Each record from the AUC in WorldCat.org contains brief bibliographic information for items held by AUC members with a link to the full record and holdings information in the Arabic Union Catalog.

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OCLC and IZUM to investigate partnership to develop library information systems in the Western Balkans

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:20:00 EST

OCLC and IZUM, the Institute of Information Science in Slovenia, have signed a Letter of Intent to investigate establishment of a strategic partnership to develop national library information systems in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

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Cindy Hilsheimer elected to OCLC Board of Trustees

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:40:00 EST

Cindy Hilsheimer, principal and founder of an executive search firm based in Columbus, Ohio, has been elected to serve on the OCLC Board of Trustees.

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