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About OCLC : Board of Trustees
OCLC has been built by the intellectual effort and hard work of thousands of librarians over four decades.It is a distinct honor to chair the Board of this remarkable collaborative." —Larry Alford, Board Chair OCLC was founded in 1967 as an Ohio library cooperative. Today, it provides services to over 60,000 libraries around the world. The OCLC Board of Trustees represents the interest of these members. The Board works to align OCLC's product, research and advocacy strategies with OCLC's mission: to "connect people to knowledge through library cooperation." To ensure that OCLC remains a strong collaborative, the Board encourages a culture of cooperation and vigorous debate. Trustees listen carefully to members from all types of libraries and from countries around the globe, to better understand issues affecting libraries in today's changing environment. The OCLC Board of Trustees meets five times a year. A day of committee meetings is followed by a formal board meeting the next day. Trustees immerse themselves in current library issues, as well as OCLC strategic updates, in preparation for these meetings. The 2008-2009 OCLC Board of Trustees
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Librarians' Toolbox:- Bibliographic Formats and Standards
- Find an OCLC library
- Logon to OCLC services
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OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs. More than 71,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials. |
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