News releases

2009

• OCLC Board of Trustees elects two new members
  16 November 2009
• OCLC makes OAIster records available through WorldCat.org to ensure long-term public access to digital resources
  30 October 2009
• OCLC now offers Metadata Services for Publishers to enhance title metadata for use in the supply chain
  14 October 2009
• 35 new publishers add more multilingual content to NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook collections
  9 October 2009
• OCLC and South West Regional Library Service announce major collaboration using WorldCat Local in the United Kingdom
  7 October 2009
• OCLC announces partnership with WALDO (the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization)
  30 September 2009
• ABES to add French Sudoc records to WorldCat
  21 September 2009
• OCLC Board of Trustees convenes Council to study and develop new WorldCat Record Use Policy
  14 September 2009
• IMLS Grant Will Help Libraries Help the Unemployed
  10 September 2009
• OCLC announces agreements in Europe to extend coverage in WorldCat
  25 August 2009
• OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
  24 August 2009
• OCLC Minority Fellowship program expanded; Applications for 2010 Fellowships now being accepted
  17 August 2009
• Backstage Library Works to acquire Preservation Service Center from OCLC
  3 August 2009
• WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway helps libraries maximize Web visibility of digital collections via WorldCat
  24 July 2009
• Library council named to advise OCLC in development of Web-scale management services
  9 July 2009
• Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow - NISO and OCLC Publish White Paper that Reveals Opportunities in the Book Supply Chain
  7 July 2009
• WorldCat Mobile pilot extended to Europe
   6 July 2009
• Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship releases final report
  26 June 2009
• Inside, Outside, and Online - New book by Chrystie Hill offers practical advice for libraries building community
  18 June 2009
• OCLC named among Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT
  15 June 2009
• The Bibliothèque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat; OCLC and National Library of France sign agreement in Paris
  12 June 2009
• WorldCat Mashathon inspires nine new tools for European library users
  29 May 2009
• OCLC releases software suite to help museums exchange data
  22 May 2009
• OCLC Members Council discusses issues facing libraries worldwide
  21 May 2009
• OCLC, IDS Project and Atlas Systems to develop network-level solution for unmediated article resource sharing
  15 May 2009
• BBC Audiobooks America now available for download through OCLC's NetLibrary
  11 May 2009
• OCLC announces strategy to move library management services to Web scale
  23 April 2009
• WebJunction–British Columbia joins online learning community for library staff
  22 April 2009
• Gates Foundation and OCLC Will Develop Community-Based Awareness Campaign to Increase Support for Libraries
  14 April 2009
• OCLC and EBSCO partnership offers library patrons online access to full text of authoritative electronic journals
  7 April 2009
• WebJunction's Custom Course Catalog and LibraryU make staff training easy to manage for library organizations
  27 March 2009
• OCLC and U.S. Regional Service Providers work together to improve service efficiencies to lower costs for libraries
  19 March 2009
• More content and a new platform announced for OCLC FirstSearch
  
  16 March 2009
  
• OCLC Members Council approves Global Council bylaws, Membership and Governance Protocols resolution
  26 February 2009
• OCLC and ALISE announce 2009 Research Grant Award recipients
  23 February 2009
• Jason B. Lee named first OCLC Minority Librarian Fellow
  18 February 2009
• WebJunction connects library staff competencies to new social learning platform
  16 February 2009
• OCLC Board of Trustees, Members Council name Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
  6 February 2009
• UnityUK - The UK's only national network for resource sharing strengthens with the addition of three new members
  4 February 2009
  
• OCLC announced as the main sponsor of JISC Conference 2009
  2 February 2009
• HathiTrust and OCLC to work together to enhance discovery of digital collections
  26 January 2009
• OCLC launches WorldCat Mobile pilot
  21 January 2009
• University of Michigan and OCLC form partnership to ensure long-term access to OAIster database
  21 January 2009
• OCLC releases NetLibrary Media Center for easy access to eAudiobooks
  19 January 2009
• OCLC releases new CONTENTdm version that supports Unicode
  15 January 2009
• OCLC Board of Trustees and Members Council to convene Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
  13 January 2009
• OCLC and Atlas Systems agree to long-term partnership to continue development of resource sharing services
  9 January 2009

2008

• National Library of Israel adds 788,000 records to OCLC WorldCat
  11 December 2008
• OCLC to supply new Swiss metadata hub with discovery tool
  10 December 2008
• University of Oxford uses CONTENTdm for World War I resources
  08 December 2008
• Novanet and University of New Brunswick to use OCLC WorldCat Local service
  1 December 2008
• OCLC sponsors live chat session with author Louise Welsh at Edinburgh Festival of Libraries
  27 November 2008
• UK survey points to high growth in eBooks over the next year
  21 November 2008
• OCLC Members Council discusses similarities, embraces differences in libraries that make up the global cooperative
   11 November 2008
• OCLC, Syracuse University and University of Washington to help develop a new Web search experience based on expertise from librarians
   7 November 2008
• OCLC TouchPoint is new solution for Gateway Bayern
  29 October 2008
• Bibliotheque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat
   22 October 2008
• NetLibrary participates in Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification Program
   3 October 2008
• OCLC and Recorded Books agree to new partnership
   12 September 2008
• Jerome Offord Jr. named Manager, OCLC Corporate Inclusion
   10 September 2008
• Jackie Dooley joins OCLC Programs and Research staff as Consulting Archivist
   27 August 2008
• OCLC pilots WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry
   25 August 2008
• WebJunction launches new online social and learning experience for the library community
   13 August 2008
• OCLC names librarians to participate in 2009 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
   11 August 2008
• OCLC's new Web Harvester captures Web content to add to digital collections
   29 July 2008
• Chris Thewlis named Regional Manager of OCLC's Australia office
   24 July 2008
• Mu'tah University in Jordan purchases OCLC's EZproxy 5.0 software
  5 May 2008
• Latest OCLC research report identifies factors that drive public library funding support in the United States
   15 July 2008
• OCLC named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT
   1 July 2008
• OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program will provide opportunities for under-represented groups
   30 June 2008
• NetLibrary announces distribution agreements with 19 publishers from around the world
   27 June 2008
• OCLC and Index Data are working together to extend discovery capabilities of WorldCat Local
   26 June 2008
• Ted Fons named Director, OCLC WorldCat Global Metadata Network
   23 June 2008
• LinkUK data successfully migrated to UnityUK creating a single national union catalogue
  23 June 2008
• OCLC announces pilot of TouchPoint, a new end user service for libraries
  19 June 2008
• H.W. Wilson and MLA to make article-level records available in OCLC WorldCat.org
   18 June 2008
• Marilyn Gell Mason to retire as Executive Director of WebJunction
   12 June 2008
• OCLC Members Council approves new governance structure, elects new Board members
   27 May 2008
• OCLC and Google to exchange data, link digitized books to WorldCat
   19 May 2008
• OCLC offers Digital Archive service for long-term storage of libraries' digital collections
  15 April 2008
• OCLC and Orbis Cascade Alliance to develop new consortial borrowing solution
   14 April 2008
• OCLC releases EZproxy 5.0 authentication and access software
   31 March 2008
• National Library of China to add its records to OCLC WorldCat
   28 February 2008
• OCLC Members Council discusses innovation in libraries
   27 February 2008
• OCLC awarded Mellon grant to conduct museum data exchange study
   12 February 2008
• OCLC and ALISE announce 2008 Research Grant Award recipients
   1 February 2008
• NetLibrary announces agreements with 21 international publishers
   1 February 2008
• Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access named
   21 January 2008
• OCLC announces three libraries set to use WorldCat Local service
   14 January 2008
• OCLC acquires EZproxy authentication and access software
   11 January 2008
• NetLibrary to offer Blackstone eAudiobooks through subscription
   11 January 2008

2007

• OCLC to conduct new cataloging and metadata pilot
  13 December 2007
• Larry Alford named Chair, OCLC Board of Trustees
   6 December 2007
• NetLibrary to offer Oxford Scholarship Online eBook titles
   4 December 2007
• Issues resolved between Recorded Books and NetLibrary
   29 November 2007
• OCLC Programs and Research to open office in Scotland
   15 November 2007
• Andrew Pace to join OCLC
   14 November 2007
• Library leaders to extend Virtual International Authority File
  14 November 2007
• Cindy Cunningham to join OCLC as Director, Partner Programs
   12 November 2007
• Members Council discusses innovation in library services 
   9 November 2007
• OCLC releases new international research study
   22 October 2007
• OCLC and OCLC PICA form one global organization
   22 October 2007
• Yale University Press adds digital content to OCLC NetLibrary
   11 October 2007
• Features added to CONTENTdm for digital collection management
   10 October 2007
• ARSL to collaborate with WebJunction
   27 September 2007
• Panel to address economic sustainability of digital preservation
   19 September 2007
• WorldCat xISBN service enhances search results
   11 May 2007
• WorldCat Registry offers management of organizational data
   26 February 2007
• NetLibrary adds eAudiobooks from Blackstone Audio
   2 January 2007

Archived releases

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