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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 changed to OCLC, Inc. OCLC and thousands of its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the largest online public access catalog in the world.
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.
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OCLC is a global library organization that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large. We are librarians, technologists, researchers, pioneers, leaders, and learners. With thousands of library members in more than 100 countries, we come together as OCLC to ...
OCLC Online Computer Library Center; Type: Nonprofit membership cooperative: Founded Dublin, OH, U.S. (1967) Headquarters Dublin, OH, U.S. Key people: Robert L. (Jay) Jordan (Pres and CEO) Area served: Worldwide: Active members: More than 60,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world: Industry: Library services: Products
OCLC, formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center, is a US-based "nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs". OCLC has collaborated with Wikipedia in several ways.
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 changed to OCLC, Inc. OCLC and thousands of its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the largest online public access catalog in the world.
