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Partnership programs

OCLC is leading the charge to help libraries worldwide be more productive, integrated and visible on the Web. We welcome mutually beneficial relationships with Web sites, information providers, industry vendors and others.

For Web sites and Web-enabled applications

For Integrated Library Service (ILS) vendors

For publishers or material vendors

Help your users "Find in a Library"! Beef up your content, e-commerce or search offerings by linking to WorldCat library records for books and other materials that are described, sold or found through your service.

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Providers of local library systems can work with OCLC to test compatibility and to stay up-to-date on developments concerning export of MARC records and OCLC cataloging methods.

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Contribute metadata about your titles to WorldCat long before they're released, and enhance your fulfillment services with WorldCat records and preset holdings. You can even send materials in ready-to-shelve condition.

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For A&I database vendors

Link your abstract and index databases to full text and other FirstSearch content.

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