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OCLC Research works with the community to collaboratively identify problems and opportunities, prototype and test solutions, and share findings through publications, presentations and professional interactions.

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Featured Activities

Classify

A FRBR-based prototype designed to support the assignment of classification numbers and subject headings for books, DVDs, CDs, and other types of materials.

WorldCat Identities

Summary pages for each of the 20 million "identities" in WorldCat, which are predominantly authors and people who are the subjects of published titles.

Missing Materials Beta Procedure

Register missing materials within WorldCat and then broadcast to other collecting institutions, the bookseller community and law enforcement agencies.

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News

OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series Presents, "Memento: Time Travel for the Web," with Herbert Van de Sompel on 19 November at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio

The public is invited to attend this free presentation in person or remotely online.
6 November 2009

Outputs Available from the CILIP Executive Briefing, "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs"

CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, teamed up with OCLC Research to hold the Executive Briefing, "Beyond the Silos of the LAMs" on 15 September 2009 in London.
22 October 2009

OCLC Research to Host EAC-CPF Webinar for the Pacific Rim on Wednesday, 4 November at 11:00 a.m. Sydney/Melbourne Time

This webinar is free and open to the general library and archives community.
21 October 2009

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Meet With Us

2010 RLG Partnership Annual Meeting and Symposium

OCLC Research staff and RLG partners will convene in Chicago
9–11 June 2010

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