OCLC members own, sustain and shape the future of the world's largest library cooperative. Today, more than 25,900 OCLC member libraries, archives and museums around the world realize the benefits of countless network effects resulting from collective innovation.
Any library, museum or archive that participates in cooperative services with OCLC is considered a member. The benefits of membership are equally available to all institutions that are part of the cooperative.
Our cooperative approach to promoting libraries, librarians and librarianship involves a variety of activities. OCLC Research works with the community to collaboratively identify problems and opportunities, prototype and test solutions, and share findings through publications, presentations and professional interactions.
Our advocacy work helps libraries enhance their outreach efforts and our standards activities help improve how members can leverage data. All of these initiatives inform and advance our cooperative services.
Members around the world
La Crescent Public Library
La Crescent, Minnesota, USA
MNLCP
Les Archives d'Etat de Genève
Genève, Switzerland
CHAEG
Archives de l'ancien Évêché de Bâle
Porrentruy, Switzerland
CHACV
Vladislav Petković Dis Public Library
Čačak, Serbia
RSCAC
Belgrade Archdiocese
Belgrade, Serbia
RSPLS
Everest University–Melbourne
Melbourne, Florida, USA
FLEUM
Member resources
View guiding documents that outline the roles and responsibilities of Global and Regional Councils, plus additional documents related to OCLC governance.
31 May 2013
Collective Insight: Driven by Shared Data
Part of the Collective Insight event series, this will be an engaging symposium on the break-through opportunities and operational challenges of turning data into powerful analyses and purposeful action for academic libraries and the campuses they serve.
Featured member video
OCLC Symposium: Implications and Opportunities of Big Data
59 minutes
Technology marketing entrepreneur and writer, Alistair Croll discusses the “Implications and Opportunities of Big Data.”