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OCLC is a nonprofit global library organization that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs so that libraries can better fuel learning, research, and innovation.
WorldCat is the manifestation of the creativity and innovation of the staff of OCLC and thousands of librarians. Unique in scale and unparalleled in data quality, WorldCat makes library collections findable and accessible around the world. OCLC’s team of expert catalogers and data quality specialists constantly enrich WorldCat records with ...
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OCLC, Inc., doing business as OCLC, [4] is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large". [2] It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, then became the Online Computer Library Center as it expanded. . In 2017, the name was formally ...
Welcome to WorldCat.org. Get started with WorldCat.org. In about two minutes, you can learn how to make a WorldCat.org profile, create and add items to lists, export citations, and use facets to narrow your search criteria. It’s a quick way to introduce yourself to the basics of searching the world’s largest collection of information about ...
Select a category. Get the latest product updates, research, events, and much more—right to your inbox. Find instructional materials for OCLC products and services. OCLC is a global library cooperative that supports libraries through technology services, original research and community programs.
OCLC offers a wide variety of options for product training. As part of our commitment to keeping library costs down, online instructor-led training and tutorials for our products are provided to our members free of charge. We can also suggest supplemental training resources to bring related core skills training to you at reasonable prices.
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Products and services. Libraries today are faced with a rapidly changing environment, evolving user needs and increasing pressure to measure and communicate impact. OCLC products help libraries address these challenges by sharing data, streamlining workflows and connecting people to the knowledge held in the world's library collections.
In a recent post, I introduced the topic of linked data for libraries and OCLC’s plans for moving forward.Today, let’s dig into the details on how linked data amplifies the knowledge in library collections and the tools we can use to make it happen.. This shift toward linked data isn’t just a technology upgrade, but a long-term strategy for enhancing the findability and accessibility of ...
