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Group Services

OCLC Group Services is the customized way to select and use services from OCLC. Any type of library group—from small cooperatives to statewide, multi-type consortia—can control costs, leverage existing investments and serve users more effectively with their choice of WorldCat-based services.  These services make library resources more visible to Web users, and to increase awareness of libraries as a primary source of reliable information and helpful personal assistance. We help your library group package any combination of OCLC services to create an affordable custom solution that meets your needs.

A modular approach with an eye on costs

Working within your budget, a Group Services solution integrates your choice of these OCLC services:

  1. Group catalog: A single view of your library group's resources
  2. Unlimited resource sharing services
  3. Unlimited cataloging services
  4. Other OCLC services that help meet the needs of your group
The Illinois State Library, in conjunction with our regional library systems, viewed the group pricing solution as a means to help libraries maintain fiscal responsibility without sacrificing the quality services we’ve come to expect from OCLC.”

—Jean Wilkins, Illinois State Library Director, retired