OCLC have announced the launch of a new Polish language book selection service, known simply as Polish List. The service offers UK libraries quarterly booklists of fiction and non-fiction Polish language titles along with MARC records, to assist language specialists in the sourcing of current Polish materials.
The service was launched in partnership with Grant & Cutler, the UK's largest foreign language bookseller. Their selection staff, who are all native speakers and have many years experience in this area, are working with OCLC to determine the most relevant titles for library purchase.
Catherine Bonser, Product Manager for the service said "This project has come together remarkably quickly because of the overwhelming view that libraries are in real need of such a selection tool". Since Poland joined the EU in 2004, there has been a sharp rise in the number of Poles living and working in the UK, with figures as high as 270,000 being estimated.
Polish List is part of a program of services offerd by OCLC to support non-English language title aquisition. Most notably, OCLC publishes CILLA, which has served libraries for 25 years in meeting the needs of Indic communities.
A discount of 10% is on offer to libraries ordering Polish List before 31st May. For more information contact: uk@oclc.org or telephone 0121 456 4656.
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