Libraries founded and built the cooperative and member libraries own the cooperative today. The role that OCLC members play in the guidance, health and growth of the organization cannot be overstated. Put simply, everything OCLC does is intended to provide increased value for its members.
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.
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.
Plan now to join us for the first meeting of the OCLC Americas Regional Council, which will be held on Friday, January 15, 2010, 8:30 – 11:30 am (ET), in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ambitious. Dynamic. Engaging. Learn more about the RLG Partnership—a global alliance of like-minded libraries, archives and museums that collaborate to shape new scholarly services and increase the efficiency of operational processes, supported by the full capacities of OCLC Research.
Provocations. Explorations. Demonstrations. Check out the exciting new technologies, developments and prototypes in our research laboratory, OCLC ResearchWorks.
The combination of a rich central index of content in WorldCat, WorldCat.org and FirstSearch databases with a growing number of well-known remotely-indexed databases delivers a single, integrated set of search results to users.
OAIster records now available in WorldCat.org
The University of Michigan and OCLC today announced that they have successfully transitioned the OAIster database to OCLC to ensure continued public access to open-archive collections, and to expand the visibility of these collections to millions of information seekers through OCLC services.
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