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OCLC welcomes the following new member institutions

Berufsakademie Villingen-Schwenningen
Location: Villingen Schwenningen, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEKNV
OCLC Network: OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

University of Auckland - Engineering Library
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
OCLC Symbol: NZAUE
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
Location: Braunschweig, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEBUF

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
OCLC Symbol: NUCMC

Australian College of Applied Psychology
Location: Strawberry Hills, New South Wales, Australia 
OCLC Symbol: ATNAC

Fachhochschule Westküste
Location: Heide, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEFAC

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