Press releases
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OCLC Global Council ratifies plans to streamline council structure, increase member engagement
Following a comprehensive governance study, the OCLC Global Council ratified plans to establish a new council structure to clarify its role and increase member engagement.
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OCLC partners with Equinox Open Library Initiative to provide access to the WorldCat Metadata API for mutual customers
OCLC is partnering with Equinox Open Library Initiative to offer access to the WorldCat Metadata API for OCLC cataloging libraries using service platforms supported by Equinox.
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, a research institution in Germany, is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the fully integrated library services platform designed to meet the needs of modern libraries.
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18 more libraries sign on to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services platform to close 2023
In the closing months of 2023, 18 new libraries signed on to use OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.
Announcements
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Información Científica Internacional to distribute OCLC services in Mexico and Central America
OCLC partners with a new distributor of OCLC services in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, and El Salvador.
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More than 1 million copy requests filled by libraries in the Express digital delivery program
Since launch of OCLC’s Express digital delivery program in January 2021, Express libraries have filled more than a million copy requests in an average of ten hours.
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WorldCat.org users can now purchase books from independent bookstores through Bookshop.org
WorldCat.org now offers users the option to purchase books from independent brick and mortar bookstores around the US through Bookshop.org.
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Leveraging machine learning technology as part of ongoing WorldCat quality measures
Cleaning up duplicate records is one of the most impactful ways to improve the quality of WorldCat. Manual efforts by metadata professionals—and technology like our duplicate detection software—have had significant success in reducing the number of d...