News releases

The following news releases are of special interest to OCLC members in the UK and Ireland. See the Worldwide OCLC Web site for a full list of archived news releases.

Archived OCLC PICA news releases are stored in CONTENTdm.

2009

OCLC now offers Metadata Services for Publishers to enhance title metadata for use in the supply chain
14 October 2009
35 new publishers add more multilingual content to NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook collections
9 October 2009
OCLC and SWRLS announce major collaboration using WorldCat Local
7 October 2009
ABES to add French Sudoc records to WorldCat
21 September 2009
OCLC Board of Trustees convenes Council to study and develop new WorldCat Record Use Policy
14 September 2009
OCLC announce agreements in Europe to extend coverage in WorldCat
25 August 2009
OCLC names six librarians to participate in 2010 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
24 August 2009
WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway helps libraries maximize Web visibility of digital collections via WorldCat
24 July 2009
Library council named to advise OCLC in development of Web-scale management services
9 July 2009
Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow - NISO and OCLC Publish White Paper that Reveals Opportunities in the Book Supply Chain
7 July 2009
WorldCat Mobile pilot extended to Europe
6 July 2009
Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship releases final report
26 June 2009
OCLC named among Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT
15 June 2009
The Bibliothèque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat; OCLC and National Library of France sign agreement in Paris
12 June 2009
WorldCat Mashathon inspires nine new tools for European library users
29 May 2009
OCLC releases software suite to help museums exchange data
22 May 2009
OCLC Members Council discusses issues facing libraries worldwide
21 May 2009
OCLC announces strategy to move library management services to Web scale
23 April 2009
Gates Foundation and OCLC Will Develop Community-Based Awareness Campaign to Increase Support for Libraries
14 April 2009
Librarians give the best answers according to Yahoo! Answers
08 April 2009
More content and a new platform announced for OCLC FirstSearch
16 March 2009
OCLC Members Council approves Global Council bylaws, Membership and Governance Protocols resolution
26 February 2009
OCLC Board of Trustees, Members Council name Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
6 February 2009
UnityUK - The UK's only national network for resource sharing strengthens with the addition of three new members
4 February 2009
OCLC announced as the main sponsor of JISC Conference 2009
2 February 2009
HathiTrust and OCLC to work together to enhance discovery of digital collections
26 January 2009
University of Michigan and OCLC form partnership to ensure long-term access to OAIster database
21 January 2009
OCLC releases NetLibrary Media Center for easy access to eAudiobooks
19 January 2009
OCLC releases new CONTENTdm version that supports Unicode
15 January 2009
OCLC Board of Trustees and Members Council to convene Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship
13 January 2009

2008

National Library of Israel adds 788,000 records to OCLC WorldCat
11 December 2008
OCLC to supply new Swiss metadata hub with discovery tool
10 December 2008
University of Oxford uses CONTENTdm for World War I resources
08 December 2008
Novanet and University of New Brunswick to use OCLC WorldCat Local service
1 December 2008
OCLC sponsors live chat session with author Louise Welsh at Edinburgh Festival of Libraries
27 November 2008
UK survey points to high growth in eBooks over the next year
21 November 2008
OCLC Members Council discusses similarities, embraces differences in libraries that make up the global cooperative
11 November 2008
OCLC, Syracuse University and University of Washington to help develop a new Web search experience based on expertise from librarians
7 November 2008
OCLC TouchPoint is the new solution for Gateway Bayern
29 October 2008
Bibliotheque nationale de France to add records to WorldCat
22 October 2008
NetLibrary participates in Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks Certification Program
3 October 2008
OCLC and Recorded Books agree to new partnership
12 September 2008
OCLC acquires Amlib
12 September 2008
Jerome Offord Jr. named Manager, OCLC Corporate Inclusion
10 September 2008
OCLC names librarians to participate in 2009 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
11 August 2008
Chris Thewlis named Regional Manager of OCLC's Australia office
24 July 2008
OCLC named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT
1 July 2008
NetLibrary announces distribution agreements with 19 publishers from around the world
27 June 2008
OCLC and Index Data are working together to extend discovery capabilities of WorldCat Local
26 June 2008
New OCLC EMEA delegates elected to OCLC Members Council
24 June 2008
Ted Fons named Director, OCLC WorldCat Global Metadata Network
23 June 2008
LinkUK data successfully migrated to UnityUK creating a single national union catalogue
23 June 2008
National Library for Health goes live with WorldCat Link Manager
18 June 2008
H.W. Wilson and MLA to make article-level records available in OCLC WorldCat.org
18 June 2008
OCLC Members Council approves new governance structure, elects new Board members
27 May 2008
OCLC and Google to exchange data, link digitized books to WorldCat
19 May 2008
OCLC and Orbis Cascade Alliance to develop new consortial borrowing solution
14 April 2008
OCLC releases EZproxy 5.0 authentication and access software
31 March 2008
National Library of China to add its records to OCLC WorldCat
28 February 2008
OCLC Members Council discusses innovation in libraries
27 February 2008
OCLC awarded Mellon grant to conduct museum data exchange study
12 February 2008
OCLC and ALISE announce 2008 Research Grant Award recipients
1 February 2008
NetLibrary announces agreements with 21 international publishers
1 February 2008
Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access named
21 January 2008
OCLC acquires EZproxy authentication and access software
11 January 2008

2007

OCLC to conduct new cataloging and metadata pilot
13 December 2007
NetLibrary to offer Oxford Scholarship Online eBook titles
4 December 2007
OCLC Programs and Research to open office in Scotland
15 November 2007
Andrew Pace to join OCLC
14 November 2007
Library leaders to extend Virtual International Authority File
14 November 2007
OCLC and OCLC PICA form one global organisation
22 October 2007
Yale University Press adds digital content to OCLC NetLibrary
11 October 2007
Features added to CONTENTdm for digital collection management
10 October 2007
ARSL to collaborate with WebJunction
27 September 2007
Panel to address economic sustainability of digital preservation
19 September 2007
WorldCat xISBN service enhances search results
11 May 2007
NetLibrary adds eAudiobooks from Blackstone Audio
2 January 2007

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