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OCLC Abstracts is a weekly e-publication that provides news and information about OCLC services, programs and research, along with a story that highlights the latest research in the technology, economic or social landscape.

Recent Issues of OCLC Abstracts

  • Vol. 16, No. 14

    In this issue: Developers can now build applications with real-time data from WorldCat Live!; MOOCs and Libraries event videos available; Expansion of the OCLC Control Number: test records available

  • Vol. 16, No. 13

    In this issue: Check out the speakers from the 4th OCLC EMEA Regional Council Membership Meeting; An Independent Review of E-Lending in Public Libraries in England; Building Digital Communities

  • Vol. 16, No. 11

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  • Vol. 16, No. 9

    In this issue: OCLC and ProQuest collaborate to enhance library discovery; 2013 Mobile Future in Focus; Collective Insight: Driven by Shared Data; MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge?

  • Vol. 16, No. 8

    In this issue:  Tilburg University moves library workflows to the cloud with OCLC; Primary Research Group publishes Library Use of eBooks; RLUK and OCLC pilot new solution for electronic resource metadata management; Upcoming WebJunction webi

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  • Vol. 16, No. 7

    In this issue: OCLC Research, RLUK report calls for transformation of special collections in UK and Ireland; Collaborating to tell the community's story; "MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge?" to be broadca

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