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Personalizing the Web experience

In the quest to serve the information consumer, libraries face competition with the sophisticated profiling and customization technologies of search engines, e-tailers and Internet service providers. How can they make the search experience at the digital library as exciting and as personal as the experience at Web bookstores and search engines?

 

Reaching diverse clientele

Gary Strong, University Librarian, UCLA, is credited with starting many library partnerships and programs that go beyond traditional library service and address the specific needs of the community.

Built to specifications

OCLC Group Services lets consortia package any combination of OCLC services to create custom solutions for their libraries. The latest offering: group catalogs.

Other OCLC services for groups

Departments

From Jay Jordan

Updates

Tips and tricks

OCLC Labs

OCLC Research

By the numbers


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