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Debbie Schachter, Janet Walls take seats on OCLC Board of Trustees
Debbie Schachter, Director of Library Services and Learning Commons, Langara College, and Janet Walls, President of Delta Blvd, a leadership consulting and executive coaching organization, took their seats on the OCLC Board of Trustees today during t...
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OCLC partners with ROSFLO to distribute services in Latin America
OCLC is pleased to welcome ROSFLO, a leading content delivery organization based in Santiago with offices in Asuncion, as a new distributor of OCLC services in Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
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University of Milano-Bicocca now live with OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services
The University of Milano-Bicocca (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) is now live with a new library management system, OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services.
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OCLC partners with Wiley to offer seamless workflows
OCLC is pleased to partner with Wiley to automate subscription management workflows, eliminating the need for manual intervention by library staff.
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OCLC named among 'Best Places to Work' in Central Ohio
OCLC, the global library technology and research organization based in Dublin, has been named among the "Best Places to Work" in Central Ohio.
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Exploring the new WorldCat Discovery Premium API package
Earlier this year, I authored a post about the completion of our cloud-based API infrastructure, which serves as the foundation for a consistent, sea...
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Millions of open cultural heritage resources from Europeana now easily accessible through WorldCat
A partnership between OCLC and Europeana has now made millions of open cultural heritage resources easily accessible through WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections.
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2021 Global Council election results announced
The 2021 elections for OCLC Regional Council delegates are complete. In addition to welcoming new delegates, new leadership for each of the Regional Councils will begin on 1 November 2021.
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OCLC's WorldShare Management Services is first in library service industry to achieve StateRAMP 'Ready' authorization
OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS), a leading global library services platform, is first in the library service industry to be included on the StateRAMP Authorized Vendors List as "Ready," following a thorough evaluation to meet se...
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OCLC signs new agreements with publishers and other content providers worldwide
OCLC has signed new agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverab...
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OCLC and Talis to offer leading resource list management system to support library and university e-learning strategies
OCLC and Talis are partnering to offer Talis Aspire, a market-leading course resource list management system, to new and existing customers of OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.
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More libraries choose Tipasa for interlibrary loan management
More than 20 libraries have implemented Tipasa in recent months, and there are now 340 libraries worldwide using Tipasa for interlibrary loan.
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OCLC receives IMLS grant to support libraries responding to the opioid crisis
OCLC has been awarded an IMLS National Leadership Grant to develop a set of free online resources that staff at public libraries can use to determine how their library can address opioid use disorder in their local communities.
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Improving usability through accessibility conformance
OCLC is committed to inclusive design and, as part of that, accessible products for all. Throughout the modernization of WorldCat Discovery, we’ve paid particular attention to redesigning with an eye toward accessibility conformance and usability, be...
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University of Suffolk now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
The University of Suffolk is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform.
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OCLC named among Best Places to Work in IT
OCLC, the library technology and research organization, has been named among the prestigious IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld 2021 Best Places to Work in IT.
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Libraries in Germany and Switzerland join OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community
Several libraries in Germany and Switzerland have recently selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform.
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OCLC to provide new national cataloging platform for libraries in Japan
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan has selected OCLC to replace NII’s current library metadata infrastructure.
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New database expands access to open content on OCLC FirstSearch service
A new database of open access content on the OCLC FirstSearch service will help researchers easily find open access resources from familiar content providers. Developed in response to requests from FirstSearch users, the Open Access Content database ...
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University of Milano-Bicocca selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
The University of Milano-Bicocca has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform to improve access to print and digital collections for students on campus as well as those studying remotely.
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Instituto Superior para el Desarrollo de Internet now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
The Instituto Superior para el Desarrollo de Internet (ISDI), a school based in Spain that provides training for professionals and entrepreneurs in digital business, is now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform.
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OCLC and LIBER announce collaboration to support librarian skills development
OCLC and LIBER announced today the launch of a virtual workshop series, Building strategic relationships to advance open scholarship at your institution, to focus on how librarians can develop strategic relationships across their universities to adva...
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OCLC to convene a diverse group to 'Reimagine Descriptive Workflows' in libraries, archives
OCLC has been awarded a grant to convene a group to determine ways to improve descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure and workflows in libraries and archives.
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Transparent, inclusive, and comprehensive: Hallmarks of a first-rate discovery system
In June 2020, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) approved revisions to its Recommended Practices for the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI). Key to this revision was our very own Noah Brubaker, PALNI Associate Director, who ensured W...
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OCLC's Express program uses 'smart fulfillment' enhancements to help libraries deliver materials fast
More than 1,000 libraries are now participating in OCLC's new Express digital delivery program that facilitates exceptionally fast turnaround times using smart fulfillment enhancements to OCLC resource sharing services.
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Surfacing the best access options for users: discovery's role in smart fulfillment
As we forge deeper into 2021, we continue innovating across the organization toward our library on demand vision, which works to leverage technology, tools, and capacity to create impactful end-user exper...
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Nine more libraries now using Tipasa for interlibrary loan management
In recent weeks, nine libraries have implemented Tipasa for their ILL programs and joined a total of 316 libraries now using Tipasa.
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OCLC helping Fayetteville Public Library to 'create ultimate library experience' with Wise
Fayetteville Public Library in Arkansas has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, the community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.
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REALM project releases results from tests of virus on materials at different temperatures
The REALM project has released results of scientific tests to determine how long the SARS-CoV-2 virus can remain on materials at temperatures colder and warmer than previous tests.
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Building a shared entity management infrastructure: Moving from promise to production
In this February 2021 presentation at the International Conference for Bibliographic Control in the Digital Ecosystem, OCLC’s John Chapman discussed the reasoning behind our shared entity management infrastructure initiative, our progress to date and...
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New security features help defeat hackers and avert data breaches
EZproxy version 7.1 introduces powerful new security features.
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New OCLC Research Report on Transforming Metadata into Linked Data
Transforming Metadata into Linked Data to Improve Digital Collection Discoverability, an OCLC Research Report, shares the findings from the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot project.
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OCLC's Capira mobile library services recognized with 2021 Modern Library Awards
OCLC's CapiraMobile and CapiraCurbside—mobile library services that offer flexibility, choice, and convenience for libraries and their users—have been recognized with LibraryWorks' 2021 Modern Library Awards.
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National College of Art and Design now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
The National College of Art and Design (NCAD), based in Dublin, Ireland, is now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their library services platform.
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REALM project releases results from latest tests of coronavirus on five common building materials
The REALM project has released results from the sixth round of tests conducted in a Battelle laboratory that determined how long SARS-CoV-2 can remain active on five materials commonly used in furnishings, exhibits, and equipment found in museums, li...
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OCLC, Washington State University are creating digital stewardship training courses for tribal libraries, archives, museums, and small public libraries
OCLC's WebJunction, in partnership with Washington State University's Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation, is creating a series of 10 free online courses for staff at tribal archives, libraries, museums (TALMs), and small public libraries.
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Anja Smit, Shirley Chiu-wing Wong take seats on OCLC Board of Trustees
Anja Smit, University Librarian at Utrecht University, and Shirley Chiu-wing Wong, University Librarian at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, took their seats on the OCLC Board of Trustees today during the board's regular November meeting.
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Québec universities now using OCLC's WorldShare Management Services to share, search BCI library collections
Québec university libraries within the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) are now managing, sharing and searching their collections through a single union catalog on OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.
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OCLC supports libraries, researchers, educators and students with open access content through WorldCat
OCLC is supporting libraries, researchers, educators and students with high-quality open access content that is discoverable and freely accessible through WorldCat Discovery and WorldCat.org.
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K. Wayne Smith, former President and CEO of OCLC, dies at 82
Smith led OCLC from 1989–1998, a period of enormous growth. He came to OCLC after a distinguished career in government, education, and business.
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REALM project releases results from latest tests of coronavirus on leather, summary of research
The REALM project has released results from the latest round of scientific tests to determine how long the SARS-CoV-2 virus can remain on materials found in archives, libraries and museums.
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OCLC signs agreements with publishers and other content providers worldwide
OCLC has signed agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata that will make their content discoverable through WorldCat Discovery.
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OCLC and LIBER announce joint discussion series on Open Science
OCLC and LIBER announced the launch of a discussion series on Open Science through webinars and discussion groups from 24 September-5 November.
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Bucks County Free Library to make strategic plan a reality with help from OCLC Wise
Bucks County Free Library is the first consortium to sign on to implement OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for U.S. public libraries.
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Scientists find virus still detectable after six days on four common library materials when stacked
Scientists have found that the virus that causes COVID-19 is still detectable after six days on four common library materials when they are stacked, a significantly longer attenuation period than had been detected on similar, unstacked materials.
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How your library will benefit from linked data
As we move toward new ways to create and share information about library collections, I believe that no matter what type of library you are associated with, you and your users will benefit from this project.
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New OCLC linked data recording and advisory group members
Be sure to watch our "Moving from research to reality" on-demand recording and welcome to our new advisory group members.