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February 5, 2025
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. These extensive and ongoing efforts ensure that WorldCat data supports the needs of our membership and our global network of thousands of libraries across a wide range of services. As the technologies and tools that allow us to do this important work evolve, we are continually exploring new methods for enriching, repairing, and de-duplicating WorldCat records—data that powers the global discovery and sharing of library resources. [Full Announcement].
January 17, 2025
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. [Full Announcement].
January 14, 2025
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, part of the National Institutes of Health, as its interlibrary loan and document delivery management system. The decision to use ILLiad came in response to a competitive proposal process for NLM's ILL and document delivery needs. ILLiad, developed by Atlas Systems, Inc. and offered in partnership with OCLC, is a trusted solution for libraries. With its integration into OCLC's WorldShare Interlibrary Loan network, connecting over 10,000 libraries in more than 50 countries, ILLiad streamlines interlibrary loan workflows and offers a suite of advanced features designed to meet the complex needs of library systems. [Full Announcement].
January 9, 2025
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 as its library services platform. WMS will help WISPALS libraries improve efficiency, share resources, and provide a better user experience for students and faculty. [Full Announcement].
December 11, 2024
OCLC is among Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT for the 16th year. OCLC, the leading library technology and research organization, 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. OCLC was ranked second overall for midsize employers. The recognition is part of the prestigious IT publication's annual selection of the Best Places to Work in IT. In past years, the survey had been offered only to US-based companies, but for the last three years Computerworld has included organizations worldwide. [Full Announcement].
December 9, 2024
10 libraries in Alberta to join OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community. 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. NEOS is a consortium of government, health, college, and university libraries that cooperate to share library resources, technology, collections, and workflows. Consortium libraries work together on learning initiatives, document delivery, and a range of core library activities. [Full Announcement].
November 12, 2024
Stewarding the Collective Collection: An Analysis of Print Retention Data in the US and Canada. OCLC and the Partnership for Shared Book Collections collaborated to produce a data analysis of monograph print retentions registered in OCLC WorldCat. This research examines the impact of shared print over the past decade and helps identify priorities for moving forward. Stewarding the Collective Collection: An Analysis of Print Retention Data in the US and Canada analyzes over 100 million bibliographic records and 30 million retention commitment records in libraries across the United States and Canada to inform future collection development decision-making. Key findings reveal that the majority of titles represented in WorldCat lack retention commitments, with significant gaps in redundancy and subject area inclusivity. Additionally, millions of items face imminent expiration of their retention periods, underscoring the need for renewed commitments and improved data quality. [Full Announcement].
October 25, 2024
Beamafilm and OCLC join forces to enhance library reach and access globally. Beamafilm, a premium streaming service for libraries, is pleased to announce its integration partnership with OCLC, a global library organization renowned for its innovative library management services. This partnership will expand the reach and accessibility of Beamafilm's content within libraries worldwide, offering significant enhancements for both librarians and library users. The integration brings two major benefits: dynamic updating of KBART (Knowledge Base and Related Tools) collection files and inclusion in WorldCat, the world's largest network of library content and services. [Full Announcement].
October 17, 2024
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 as its library services platform. LIBROS has been using WMS for the past 10 years. LIBROS, managed by the University of New Mexico, includes 17 university, research, and special libraries that share WMS as their library services platform. With a focus on collaborative services and optimizing resources, member libraries hold 47 million items in their collections and serve tens of thousands of patrons every year. [Full Announcement].
October 16, 2024
Hofstra University Libraries joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership. By joining The OCLC Research Library Partnership, Hofstra University Library is able to participate in leadership conversations to support excellence in metadata management, special collections, research support, and resource sharing. The Library will also extend its reach through SHARES, a global resource-sharing consortium. This partnership grants Hofstra's faculty access to collections housed in member academic libraries, law libraries, art institutes, and museums around the world. Faculty researchers now benefit from a vast network of scholarly materials that go beyond the holdings of a single institution, significantly enhancing their ability to conduct in-depth research. [Full Announcement].
October 9, 2024
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Library joins OCLC's WorldShare Management Services community. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Library has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform to enhance its services and better serve its users. [Full Announcement].
September 17, 2024
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, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections. At a time when collection librarians and area studies librarians are focused on assessing diversity in their collections, this change allows collection analysis to address works from under-represented groups. [Full Announcement].
August 29, 2024
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. The project will replace an outdated series and result in a new set of courses for library staff on core library services such as collection development, collection maintenance, cataloging, and delivery of programming and services that are responsive to community needs. [Full Announcement].
August 15, 2024
OCLC builds on its linked data strategy by creating uniform resource identifiers for Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. OCLC, the worldwide leader in library cataloging and metadata services, is unlocking the power of the Dewey Decimal Classification system to build an increasingly robust linked data infrastructure by creating uniform resource identifiers for Dewey numbers. As the foundation for “concept” entities, this Dewey linked data provides subject classifications to Works entities in WorldCat Entities, creating a layer of new relationships for knowledge graphs that power discovery. [Full Announcement].
August 7, 2024
Heidelberg University Library selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform. OCLC announced that internationally esteemed Heidelberg University Library has selected WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its cloud-based library services platform. Heidelberg's selection of WMS follows an extensive review of the modern, next-generation platform. [Full Announcement].
July 18, 2024
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 countries in Europe. Large public libraries such as Frankfurt, Bielefeld, and Vienna are already working with BIBLIOTHECAnext. Other major users of the OCLC software include the public libraries in Bremen, Leipzig, Dresden, and Wuppertal. [Full Announcement].
July 10, 2024
Rockefeller Archive Center joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership. The Rockefeller Archive Center has joined the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) as a Partner. The RAC collects, manages, preserves, and provides broad and equitable access to the historical records of philanthropy and other efforts to work on behalf of the public good to inspire critical analysis and contribution of knowledge to diverse learning communities throughout the world. It holds the archives of a large and growing number of philanthropic institutions, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Knight Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and many other foundations and civil society organizations, as well as the papers of individuals associated with these organizations. [Full Announcement].
June 27, 2024
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. In addition, other libraries have signed extended renewals of WMS this year, reinforcing their commitment to OCLC's shared data network and technology for more efficient workflows. More than 850 libraries have signed on to use WMS worldwide. [Full Announcement].
June 24, 2024
New OCLC position paper articulates the value of linked data to the library community. OCLC, the worldwide leader in library cataloging and metadata services, has released “Linked data: The future of library cataloging,” 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. [Full Announcement].
June 19, 2024
WorldCat Entities URIs now automatically added to WorldCat records for newly controlled headings. Earlier this year, OCLC enriched more than 400 million WorldCat records with Worldcat Entities uniform resource identifiers. OCLC announced the extension of this initiative to routinely enhance WorldCat record quality through the automated addition of WorldCat Entities URIs to WorldCat records. [Full Announcement].
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