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OCLC Wise is the first community engagement system for US public libraries. A proven solution used by more than 75% of public libraries in the Netherlands, Wise is being tailored to the specific needs of US public libraries and will be available later this year.

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Videos

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Dr. Carla D. Hayden on the need for constant change in libraries
The 14th Librarian of Congress discusses the impact of widespread cultural and technological changes on libraries with OCLC President and CEO Skip Prichard.

Connecting regions with a global infrastructure
Learn how JISC is delivering a UK national digital library that will support the UK higher-education community and connect to the global library network.

Better understand your collection
The Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium Shared Print Operations Group used data to highlight their shared collection while enabling participants to reduce local holdings.

Global Council and you
As an OCLC member, your voice matters. Get engaged to help shape the future of the cooperative. Watch this video for an overview of OCLC's member-driven, librarian-led governance structure.

News

OCLC partners with Taylor & Francis to create and deliver high-quality catalog records to libraries
- 10 October 2018
OCLC is partnering with Taylor & Francis, one of the world's leading academic publishers, to create and deliver high-quality catalog records representing important scholarly works to libraries.
CONTENTdm Featured Collections: October 2018
- 08 October 2018
OCLC Research, CAUL partner to determine innovation trends, priorities in research libraries in Australia, New Zealand
- 05 October 2018
OCLC Research, in partnership with the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), is conducting a survey to gauge innovation trends and priorities in research libraries. The survey is being sent to library directors at 47 institutions in Aus...