OCLC is introducing EZproxy Analytics, a turnkey analytics service that enables libraries using EZproxy hosted access and authentication services to transform data into actionable insights, drive more informed decisions, and demonstrate significant i...

OCLC has been awarded a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a shared 'Entity Management Infrastructure' that will support linked data management initiatives underway in the library and scholarly communications community.

OCLC is partnering with  Third Iron, LLC—a leading information technology company developing innovative services for libraries, publishers and their users—to integrate its LibKey Discovery service with 

University College Birmingham has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as their new library management system to enhance e-resource management and integrate with existing systems at the library.

OCLC is pleased to announce that WorldShare Record Manager has been enhanced to enable searching and browsing of the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) authority file.

Dr. Theresa S. Byrd, Dean of the University Library at the University of San Diego, took her seat on the OCLC Board of Trustees today during the board's regular November meeting.

OCLC is pleased to partner with Taylor and Francis to automate subscription management workflows, eliminating the need for manual intervention by library staff.

Greensboro Public Library (GPL) in Greensboro, North Carolina, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

Chesapeake Public Library in Chesapeake, Virginia, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

OCLC to add records of millions of freely accessible, digitized items from the Europeana Collections to WorldCat.

University of Twente (UT), an entrepreneurial research university, has chosen WorldShare Management Services (WMS) to support management of electronic content, to enhance business processes, and to facilitate partnerships across the global library ne...

A new release of EZproxy took place on 26 September 2019.

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has announced that Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Director, Library Trends and User Research, OCLC Research, is the 2019 recipient of the Watson Davis Award for Service.

The American College of Greece, the oldest American-accredited college in Europe, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform.

OCLC, the nonprofit technology organization and global library cooperative based in Dublin, has received a Diversity in Business Award representing large organizations in Central Ohio.

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library (KHCPL) in Kokomo, Ind., has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

Information about shared print retention commitments now displays in the FirstSearch interface. Access to this information in FirstSearch will save time for librarians who rely on FirstSearch in their collection management workflows.

The Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Wuerttemberg (BSZ) and Verbundzentrale des GBV (VZG) have announced the launch of a new joint initiative, K10plus.

OCLC has signed agreements with leading content providers from around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat ...

The Bureau de cooperation interuniversitaire (BCI), a coalition of Quebec universities, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as the library services platform for 17 of its members.

Utrecht University selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to support its inspirational learning environmentUtrecht University, one of the oldest and most highly regarded universities in the Netherlands, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Managemen...

OCLC and Springshare have signed an agreement to transfer the QuestionPoint 24/7 Reference Cooperative and all active QuestionPoint subscriptions to Springshare, a recognized leader in the development of reference software for libraries worldwide.

Orange County Library System, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

This month, three collections are featured on the OCLC website: the Norman O. Dawn Collection, the Indianapolis Public Schools Collection, and the Student Lives at Rollins College Collection.

A new release of EZproxy took place on 7 May 2019.

OCLC is pleased to partner with Knovel to automate subscription management workflows, eliminating the need for manual intervention by library staff.

OCLC is committed to international cooperation, research, and innovation for the advancement of librarianship. The OCLC Award for Innovative Cooperation Initiatives in the Caribbean recognizes a school, academic, public, or national library for an in...

FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) is one of the library domain’s most widely used subject terminology schemas and is a collaborative effort between OCLC Research and the Library of Congress dating all the way back to 1998.

Gwinnett County Public Library in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.

This month, three collections are featured on the OCLC website: The Invertebrate Collection, the Reducing Wildlife Collisions with Aircraft Colletion and the Hilda Holme Book Illustration Collection.   

In transitioning into a research-intensive institution, the United Arab Emirates University has selected OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services to bring added value to students and faculty.

Delegates elected Theresa Byrd, Dean, University Library, University of San Diego, to the OCLC Board of Trustees.

Fifteen public libraries that serve small U.S. communities have been selected to participate in the "Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces" project led by OCLC in partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries.

This month, three collections are featured on the OCLC website: The Bohls Family Collection,The Basque Arborglyphs in Idaho Collection and The Bill Wallace Digital Materials Collection.

OCLC, a leading library technology and research organization, has published The Library 100: Top Novels of All Time, a list of the novels most widely available in libraries today.

We are excited to share the February 2019 edition of the OCLC Partner Update.

The library community's leading authentication and access solution has been enhanced again.

OCLC is partnering with the Couperin.org Consortium, the French non-profit that developed ezPAARSE software with the CNRS Institute for Scientific Information, to enhance OCLC's EZproxy authentication software with analytics features and to expand th...

This month, three collections are featured on the OCLC website:  Vanguard University Newspapers Collection, Robert L. Sigmon Collection, and Queen’s Film Theatre Brochure Archives Collection.

OCLC is partnering with StackMap, an indoor mapping and way-finding service, to enhance the discovery of library materials by providing detailed directions to the location of physical items within a library.

The Maine Shared Collections Cooperative is expanding its work with OCLC's Sustainable Collection Services on a shared print monographs retention project to analyze the group's collections and ensure that copies of important print works are identifie...

OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), has named five librarians selected to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2019.

The University of Florida is working with the Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí (BNCJM), the national library of Cuba, to register Cuban materials in WorldCat, the most comprehensive global database of library collections, making these resources...

In May 2019, McGill University, one of Canada's top ranked research-intensive institutions, will be upgrading its knowledge management infrastructure and fully integrating OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its cloud-based library services ...

Bart Murphy, an innovative technology leader with significant application development and infrastructure management experience, has been named Chief Technology and Information Officer of OCLC.

OCLC Research and euroCRIS, the international organization for research information, have published a joint research report, Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey, which examines how research institu...

OCLC has received a $223,120 award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand its National Leadership Grant project, Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces, to more small and rural public libraries across the U.S.

The Kore University of Enna (Universita Kore di Enna), the only private university in Sicily, is now live with OCLC WorldShare Management Services as its cloud-based library management system.