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Library cooperation in the 21st century - As competition grows for users’ attention, 21st century libraries have more challenges—and more opportunities—for broad, flexible cooperative efforts.

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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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