News & Events
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Celebrating 45 years of WorldCat
Today is the 45th anniversary of the launch of WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive database of information about library collections.
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OCLC prints last library catalog cards
OCLC printed its last library catalog cards today, officially closing the book on what was once a familiar resource for generations of information seekers who now use computer catalogs and online search engines to access library collections around th...
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North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre to add 19 million records to WorldCat
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz), a library consortium in Germany’s most populous state, has signed an agreement with OCLC to add 19 million bibliographic records from the consortium to WorldCat, making these valuable collecti...
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Shanghai Library adds 2 million records to WorldCat to share its collection with the world
Shanghai Library, the largest public library in China and one of the largest libraries in the world, has contributed 2 million holdings to WorldCat, including some 770,000 unique bibliographic records, to share its collection worldwide.
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Publishers around the world partner with OCLC to improve library workflows for electronic content
OCLC has finalized agreements with international content providers to add more electronic collections to the WorldCat database, the most comprehensive online catalog of resources available through libraries worldwide.
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New WorldCat Metadata API will enable OCLC members, partners to build new applications for libraries to catalog in WorldCat
OCLC has launched the new WorldCat Metadata API that will enable member libraries and partners to build and share applications on the OCLC WorldShare Platform for libraries to catalog their collections in WorldCat.
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Libraries in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Spain working with OCLC to test new record management functionality
OCLC is working with 13 libraries on three continents to beta test OCLC WorldShare Metadata Record Manager, which offers new record management functionality that enhances a library’s ability to catalog its collections, including electronic, digital a...
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National Library of Poland to add 1.3 million records to WorldCat
The National Library of Poland (Biblioteka Narodowa) and OCLC have signed an agreement to add 1.3 million Polish library records to WorldCat, enriching the world's largest resource for discovery of library materials and increasing the visibil...
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New OCLC WorldShare Metadata functionality offers improved efficiencies for libraries managing electronic resources
New OCLC WorldShare Metadata collection management functionality offers more efficient ways for libraries to manage electronic resources and improve user access to those valuable collections.
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Europeana and OCLC agree on approach for member libraries to contribute metadata to the Europeana.eu portal
OCLC and Europeana, the provider of Europe’s digital library, have worked together on an approach that will enable OCLC member institutions to contribute metadata derived from OCLC’s WorldCat database to the Europeana.eu portal in a manne...
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Controlling more headings in WorldCat
In addition to cataloger-initiated controlling, OCLC is using new stand-alone controlling software to evaluate bibliographic records in WorldCat and control headings.
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OCLC recommends Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for WorldCat data
OCLC is recommending the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for member institutions that would like to release their library catalog data on the Web. This open data license provides the means for users to share WorldCat-derived data in a ...
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Virtual International Authority File service transitions to OCLC; contributing institutions continue to shape direction through VIAF Council
VIAF (Virtual International Authority File), a project that virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single name authority service, has transitioned to become an OCLC service. OCLC will continue to make VIAF openly accessible and will ...
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CIPE Italian University Consortium to add 11 million records to WorldCat
OCLC and the CIPE consortium, which comprises 11 university libraries in northern and central Italy, have signed an agreement to load CIPE library records into WorldCat to increase visibility of these Italian collections, and enrich the world's large...
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OCLC and Bibliotheek.nl to include complete collections of Dutch public libraries in shared cataloguing system
OCLC and Bibliotheek.nl, the organisation of Dutch public libraries, have signed an agreement to include the complete collections of public libraries in the GGC, the Dutch shared cataloguing system. The agreement to include collections of Dutch publi...
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WorldCat turns 40
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of WorldCat, the world’s most comprehensive database of resources held in libraries around the globe.
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Embrapa, Brazil's Agricultural Research Corporation, adds 470,000 records to WorldCat
Embrapa, Brazil's Agricultural Research Corporation, has added more than 470,000 bibliographic records to the OCLC WorldCat database, the world's largest online resource for finding information in libraries.
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28 October 2010 - 28 October 2010
Cataloging Defensively: When to Input a New Record in the Age of DDR
During the session, Jay Weitz, OCLC, discusses the importance of creating a new WorldCat record that distinguishes itself from others.
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