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Latest OCLC news releases:

OCLC offers Digital Archive service for long-term storage of libraries' digital collections

OCLC is now providing a Digital Archive service for long-term storage of originals and master files from libraries' digital collections.

OCLC and Orbis Cascade Alliance to develop new consortial borrowing solution

The Orbis Cascade Alliance and OCLC are working together to migrate the Alliance's Summit union catalog to a consortial borrowing solution based on the integration of WorldCat.org, VDX, WorldCat Resource Sharing and a new circulation gateway in time for the beginning of the 2008-2009 academic school year.

OCLC releases EZproxy 5.0 authentication and access software

OCLC has released a new version of EZproxy, the leading software solution for serving library patrons remotely, that offers new features as well as support from the world's largest library service and research organization that acquired EZproxy in January.


Membership news:

OCLC welcomes the following new member institutions

Fairfield Museum and History Center
Location: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
OCLC Symbol: FMAHC
OCLC Network: NELINET

Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Location: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILFLW
OCLC Network: ILLINET

John F. Kennedy University
Location: Pleasant Hill, California, USA
OCLC Symbol: OR3GB
OCLC Network: OCLC Western

Society of Petroleum Engineers
Location: Richardson, Texas, USA
OCLC Symbol: TXSPE
OCLC Network: Amigos

CAVAL Archive and Research Materials Centre
Location: Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
OCLC Symbol: CARMC
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Nationaal Archief Bibliotheek
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
OCLC Symbol: NLNAB
OCLC Network: OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

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