OCLC eNews Archives
2011 issues
eNews Issue 25 (December 2011)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC introduces OCLC WorldShare™
- EMEA Regional Council Meeting – News Update
- OCLC's WorldCat Local in South African libraries
eNews Issue 24 (October 2011)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC EMEA Regional Council Meeting 2012 registration opens
- Global Council Election 2012 Call for Nominations Announced
- More databases and collections added to WorldCat Local
eNews Issue 23 (August 2011)
Includes articles on:
- Programme and keynotes announced for third EMEA Regional Council Meeting
- Strength in numbers: Going local, global, and mobile with Dewey
- OCLC Research and RLUK to survey special collections and archives
eNews Issue 22 (June 2011)
Includes articles on:
- Growth in Spanish WorldCat Local adoption
- Tilburg University selects OCLC's Web-scale Management and Discovery Services
- DDC23 is here!
eNews Issue 21 (April 2011)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC EMEA Regional Council 2011: Summary and highlights
- Development of UK public library catalogue progresses to next stage
- Interview with Joan Mitchell: an inside peek at the DDC 23 release
eNews Issue 20 (February 2011)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC and The Combined Regions announce plans to launch Web-based public library national union catalogue in UK
- Last chance to attend the EMEA Regional Council meeting 2011
- OCLC EMEA Delegates to Global Council – Election Underway
2010 issues
eNews Issue 19 (December 2010)
Includes articles on:
- BIBSYS selects OCLC's Web-scale Management Services
- Registration for the EMEA Regional Council Meeting is now open
- WorldCat Local – gateway to over 700 million electronic, digital and print items
eNews Issue 18 (October 2010)
Includes articles on:
- York St John University implements WorldCat Local
- Web scale Management services to be rolled out globally
- Looking forward – OCLC at Online Information 2010
eNews Issue 17 (August 2010)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC on the road in the UK and Ireland
- EMEA Regional Council Meeting 2011 - Save the Date!
- Web-scale library management services available
eNews Issue 16 (June 2010)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC researchers partner JISC report
- OCLC launches Innovation Lab
- National Library of China’s collections in WorldCat
eNews Issue 15 (April 2010)
Includes articles on:
- WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities Draft for Community Review
- Great beginning for EMEA Regional Council
- OCLC Developer Network participation in European events
eNews Issue 14 (February 2010)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC’s first EMEA Regional Council Meeting
- RERO agrees to add 4.8 million records to WorldCat from network of libraries in Western Switzerland
- Pilot libraries, advisory group continue work with OCLC staff on development of Web-scale Management Services
2009 issues
eNews Issue 13 (December 2009)
Includes articles on:
- First OCLC EMEA Regional Council Meeting Announced
- OCLC makes OAIster records available through WorldCat.org
- WorldCat Local single-search access expands with metasearch functionality
eNews Issue 12 (October 2009)
Includes articles on:
- Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Council call for nominations
- ABES to add French Sudoc records to WorldCat
- Council convened to develop new WorldCat Record Use Policy
eNews Issue 11 (August 2009)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC announce agreements in Europe to extend coverage in WorldCat
- Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Council date announced
- Single-search access to OCLC electronic resources
eNews Issue 10 (June 2009)
Includes articles on:
- Scottish Culture Minister launches AskScotland virtual reference service
- New benefits for OLIB customers
- Why now could be the most appropriate time for public libraries to build their eContent collections?
eNews Issue 9 (April 2009)
Includes articles on:
- Librarians give the best answers according to Yahoo! Answers
- More content and a new platform announced for OCLC FirstSearch
- OCLC and EBSCO partnership announced
eNews Issue 8 (February 2009)
Includes articles on:
- National participation in WorldCat agreed in Denmark
- OCLC announced as the main sponsor of JISC Conference 2009
- Review Board named for Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
2008 issues
eNews Issue 7 (December 2008)
Includes articles on:
- Survey points to high growth in eBooks over the next year
- OCLC to supply new Swiss metadata hub with discovery tool
- Bibliothèque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat
eNews Issue 6 (October 2008)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC Acquires Amlib
- The changing landscape of eContent – Have your say and win a Sony Reader
- Tender for Swiss union catalogue placed with OCLC
eNews Issue 5 (August 2008)
Includes articles on:
- NetLibrary announces new publisher agreements and subject sets
- CONTENTdm supports South African journal archive
- WorldCat real-time synchronisation with Dutch union catalogue
eNews Issue 4 (June 2008)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC and Google to exchange data, link digitised books to WorldCat
- Annual OLIB User Group Conference preview
- OCLC announces a new end user service, TouchPoint
eNews Issue 3 (April 2008)
Includes articles on:
- The debate on the future of libraries at OCLC sponsored JISC Conference
- Article records from British Library now in WorldCat.org
- The launch of a new OCLC Polish selection service
eNews Issue 2 (February 2008)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC and CILIP to co-host digital library event
- First group catalogue and WorldCat synchronised
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde extends OLIB
2007 issues
eNews Issue 1 (December 2007)
Includes articles on:
- The new OCLC
- WHELF launches eBooks service
- OLIB Product Update
Newsletter Issue 8 (October 2007)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC and OCLC PICA form one global organisation
- The OCLC symposium comes to Online Information 2007
- Oxford University Computing Services selects CONTENTdm
Newsletter Issue 7 (August 2007)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC acquires remaining shares of OCLC PICA
- WC Local service coming soon
- National Library of Australia load records in WorldCat
- UnityUK data improvement programme to be rolled out
Newsletter Issue 6 (June 2007)
Includes articles on:
- Polish academic libraries choose WorldCat and FirstSearch
- Board launches governance review
- Rotterdam City Council live with OLIB
- New databases available on FirstSearch
Newsletter Issue 5 (April 2007)
Includes articles on:
- Organisational update to better reflect customers' needs globally and locally
- OCLC PICA extends resource sharing in Canada
- Dutch public libraries launch national ILL service for end users
- British health libraries raise holdings visibility with OLIB
Newsletter Issue 4 (February 2007)
Includes articles on:
- National Library of Wales acquires NetLibrary eBooks
- MFA Digital Library launches in Spring with OLIB
- Robin Murray shares vision of future library service
2006 issues
Newsletter Issue 3 (December 2006)
Includes articles on:
- 'Enquire' online reference service moves into a new phase
- OLIB 7.6.1 released
- WC expands with the addition of BSZ
Newsletter Issue 2 (October 2006)
Includes articles on:
- First Australian state-wide ILL system with end-user requesting: VicLink
- Bibsys libraries go live with OCLC PICA portal
- New QuestionPoint reference service at Bavarian State Library
Newsletter Issue 1 (August 2006)
Includes articles on:
- OCLC PICA's new organisational structure and Board of Directors
- OpenWorldCat International - Bavarian State Library Participation
- OCLC Members Council Update
- UnityUK Update