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Latest OCLC research report identifies factors that drive public library funding support in the United States

OCLC, the world's largest library research and service organization, has released findings from a research study funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation designed to identify factors that both drive and limit local library funding support in the United States.

OCLC named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT

For the third straight year, OCLC, the world's largest library service and research organization, based in Dublin, Ohio, has been named one of Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT.

OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program will provide opportunities for under-represented groups

OCLC has announced a new OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program designed to provide a unique opportunity for aspiring library professionals from historically under-represented groups.


Membership news:

OCLC welcomes the following new member institutions

Fort Deposit Public Library
Location: Fort Deposit, Alabama, USA
OCLC Symbol: ALFDP
OCLC Network: SOLINET

Bücherhallen Hamburg
Location: Hamburg, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEBHH
OCLC Network: OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
Location: Braunschweig, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEBUF

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
OCLC Symbol: NUCMC

Australian College of Applied Psychology
Location: Strawberry Hills, New South Wales, Australia 
OCLC Symbol: ATNAC

Fachhochschule Westküste
Location: Heide, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEFAC

 

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