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The Dewey Decimal Classification 2025 print-on-demand version is now available
Dewey print-on-demand is updated yearly to reflect changes to the DDC, and topics are covered comprehensively. Purchasing the new version helps your library remain a place of acceptance and enables your patrons to discover your materials efficiently.
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Three more libraries join OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community in the Middle East
Three more libraries based in the Middle East have recently selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as their new library services platform to better serve students, faculty, and their local and regional communities as well as to gain int...
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2024: A year of accelerating linked data
For years, linked data has been a vision. Now, thanks to decades of collaboration and years of focused development, OCLC has made linked data for libraries a reality.
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OCLC's CloudLibrary is now integrated with WorldCat, making digital content more visible, discoverable for users
OCLC's CloudLibrary, the platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content, is now integrated with WorldCat, making this content more visible and discoverable through libraries with OCLC cataloging subscriptions.
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CloudLibrary continually enhances content for magazines, comics and video titles
OCLC's CloudLibrary provides access to a rich collection of digital content in a single app, including millions of ebooks and audiobooks as well as tens of thousands of magazines, newspapers, comics, and video titles.
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Bowdoin College Library introduces innovative ILL map to highlight global research
The Bowdoin College Library in Maine has transformed its interlibrary loan (ILL) home page into a captivating visual experience, showcasing the global reach of its ILL services.
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OCLC is highest ranked supplier on latest APUC framework agreement
OCLC has once again been recognized as the highest-ranked supplier in the latest Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges framework agreement for library management systems.
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Implementing AI to further scale and accelerate WorldCat de-duplication
OCLC Metadata Quality teams implement a variety of measures—both manual and automated—to improve the quality and usefulness of WorldCat data. We’ve now enhanced and extended our AI model to de-duplicate all formats, languages, and scripts in WorldCat...
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OCLC's CloudLibrary honored with Platinum 2025 Modern Library Award from LibraryWorks
CloudLibrary, OCLC's platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content through libraries, has received Platinum recognition as part of the 2025 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks.
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ILLiad selected as the National Library of Medicine's interlibrary loan and document delivery management system
ILLiad has been selected by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health, as its interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery management system.
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WISPALS Library Consortium selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform
The WISPALS Library Consortium, a consortium of Wisconsin technical colleges, has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library services platform.
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OCLC is among Computerworld's 'Best Places to Work in IT' for the 16th year
OCLC has been named among Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT 2025. This is the 16th time OCLC has been named a top workplace for information technology professionals by Computerworld.
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10 libraries in Alberta to join OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community
Ten libraries from the NEOS Library Consortium in Alberta, Canada, are moving to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the fully integrated library services platform designed to meet the needs of modern libraries.
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After 10 successful years, LIBROS library consortium again selects OCLC's WMS as its library services platform
Following a competitive proposal process and in-depth review, LIBROS, New Mexico's academic library consortium, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library services platform.
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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Library joins OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Library (Fermilab) has selected and implemented OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its library services platform.
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Choreo Insights now supports the full range of languages represented in WorldCat
OCLC has expanded the analysis capabilities of Choreo Insights to support the full range of languages represented in WorldCat.
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OCLC awarded IMLS grant to develop free online continuing education program for public library staff
OCLC has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to partner with the Idaho Commission for Libraries to develop a free online continuing education program for public library staff.
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OCLC builds on its linked data strategy by creating uniform resource identifiers for Dewey Decimal Classification numbers
OCLC is building an increasingly robust linked data infrastructure by adding uniform resource identifiers (URIs) to Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) numbers.
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Heidelberg University Library selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform
OCLC announced today that internationally esteemed Heidelberg University Library has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its cloud-based library services platform.
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OCLC recognizes 2024 award recipients at ALA Annual Conference
During the 2024 ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, California, OCLC recognized several recipients of OCLC-sponsored awards.
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Essen Public Library to modernize its library system with OCLC's BIBLIOTHECAnext
OCLC welcomes Essen Public Library as the most recent major public library to announce the move from its current library system to BIBLIOTHECAnext, the newest generation of the market-leading system used by some 4,000 libraries in German-speaking cou...
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31 new libraries sign on to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services platform
In the last six months, 31 new libraries have signed on to use OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS), the fully integrated library services platform designed to meet the needs of modern libraries.
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New OCLC position paper articulates the value of linked data to the library community
OCLC has released a position paper that articulates the value that linked data can bring to library catalogs, and the tools already available to help ease libraries into creating a more interconnected experience for information seekers.
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Big Ten Academic Alliance libraries are now live with OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups
Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) libraries are now live using the new OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups, the state-of-the-art solution that reimagines resource sharing for library groups and consortia.
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OCLC acquires firm to help higher education institutions with software decisions and implementations
OCLC has acquired JJH Consulting, a firm that specializes in advising institutions of higher education on how to maximize the value of their enterprise resource planning business processes and the implementation of Workday enterprise systems and soft...
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CEU selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to manage 20 libraries that serve over 96,000 users in Spain
Fundacion Universitaria San Pablo CEU has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its fully integrated library services platform to handle all essential functions of its diverse institutions' libraries in Spain.
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Comics Plus is now seamlessly integrated with cloudLibrary, elevating the reader's experience
A new single sign-on feature connecting Comics Plus content to cloudLibrary allows library users to experience seamless access to more than 25,000 unlimited, simultaneous-use digital comics, manga, and picture books from the cloudLibrary app.
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OCLC Meridian makes it possible for libraries to create linked data that connect resources to the wider web
Introducing OCLC Meridian, a web application and set of APIs that libraries and other organizations that manage metadata for knowledge collections can use to create, curate, and connect linked data entities.
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OCLC Global Council elects Xuemao Wang, re-elects Anja Smit to Board of Trustees
OCLC Global Council has elected Xuemao Wang and re-elected Anja Smit to the OCLC Board of Trustees.
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cloudLibrary is now part of OCLC
OCLC has acquired cloudLibrary, a platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content through libraries.
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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.
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OCLC linked data services transform metadata management and connect library resources to wider knowledge streams
OCLC is developing linked data services, products, and datasets that provide the descriptive resources needed to curate data at scale and across workflows.
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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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OCLC launches Arabic Discovery Catalog to increase discoverability, access to Arabic library collections
OCLC has introduced the Arabic Discovery Catalog, a new initiative that brings together bibliographic records from libraries located in Arab countries into one catalog to enhance the discoverability and visibility of these collections for internation...
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OCLC named 'Best Place to Work in IT' by Computerworld
OCLC, the leading library technology and research organization, has been named the best place to work in IT among midsize global organizations on Computerworld's 2024 Best Places to Work in IT annual list.
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Ginny Steel elected Chair, Tim Robinson takes seat on OCLC Board of Trustees
Ginny Steel, the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, University of California, Los Angeles, has been elected Chair, and Tim Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital, took his seat on the OCLC Board of Trustees to...
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Canberra Institute of Technology now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), in Australia, has moved to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform to improve workflows, increase access to more resources for students and faculty.
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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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OCLC awarded IMLS grant to support library learning in digital collections stewardship
OCLC has been awarded an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to support library learning in digital collections stewardship through a new on-demand course and facilitated group learning.
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Auckland Institute of Studies to improve workflows by moving to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
Auckland Institute of Studies in New Zealand has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library management system.
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NALIS of Trinidad and Tobago wins OCLC Award for Innovative Cooperation Initiatives in the Caribbean
The National Library and Information System (NALIS) of Trinidad and Tobago has been named winner of the 2023 OCLC Award for Innovative Cooperation Initiatives in the Caribbean for its work to create and promote co-located libraries along with a wide ...
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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...
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Comfenalco Antioquia Libraries to move to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services platform
Comfenalco Antioquia Libraries, in Medellin, Colombia, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its new library services platform.
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OCLC and LIBER announce new multi-year engagement program to help build capacity in forward-looking research libraries
OCLC and LIBER announced today the launch of a multi-year engagement program based on LIBER's 2023-2027 strategy, which presents a vision for the future of research libraries.
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Royal Library of Belgium joins OCLC, adds records to WorldCat to increase visibility of collection
The Royal Library of Belgium is adding millions of bibliographic records to WorldCat, a move that will gain more visibility for the library's collection and provide more opportunities for cooperation among OCLC's network of libraries worldwide.
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More libraries sign on to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services platform
Eleven libraries have recently signed on to use OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the fully integrated library platform designed to meet the changing needs of today's libraries.
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OCLC introduces AI-generated book recommendations in WorldCat.org and WorldCat Find beta
OCLC is beta testing book recommendations generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in WorldCat.org, the website that allows users to explore the collections of thousands of libraries through a single search.