Library Technology Guides

Eric van Lubeek named Vice President, Global Library Services, following Bruce Crocco's announced retirement. Eric van Lubeek has been named OCLC Vice President, Global Library Services, following the announced retirement of Bruce Crocco, Vice President, Library Services for the Americas. Van Lubeek will assume leadership of all global sales activities effective immediately as Vice President, Global Library Services. He will retain his title as Managing Director EMEA and APAC. [Full Announcement].

OCLC partners with SCELC to advance diversity in shared print using Choreo Insights library analytics. OCLC is partnering with the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium to use OCLC's new Choreo Insights library analytics solution to help identify ways to enhance diversity in shared print collections in order to retain and preserve valuable materials of interest in underrepresented communities. [Full Announcement].

University of Northern British Columbia selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. The University of Northern British Columbia, in Prince George, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its new library services platform. The move will improve e-resource management, increase opportunities for collaboration with partner libraries, add flexibility to its system configuration, and allow locally preferred subject headings in the WMS discovery layer that will help UNBC advance diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. [Full Announcement].

NWU adopts OCLC's WorldShare Management Service supplied and supported by Sabinet for a seamless, centralised library management system. North-West University Library and Information Service has taken a significant step into the future by going live on 06 December 2022, with OCLC's cloud-based library management platform, WorldShare Management Service, which is distributed and supported by Sabinet in South Africa. The adoption of the modern, fourth-generation library management system represents a breakthrough for the NWU community, as it replaces its outdated legacy system. [Full Announcement].

Spanish Public Administration special libraries partner with OCLC to develop BIBLESPAGE union catalog. OCLC and Spanish Public Administration special libraries are partnering to develop BIBLESPAGE (Bibliotecas Especializadas de la Administración General del Estado), a union catalog of the libraries' resources built on the WorldCat Discovery platform. Fourteen libraries are currently participating in the catalog and more are expected to join soon. [Full Announcement].

Leading organizations and experts curate resources about sustainability for Earth Day. WorldCat.org, the website that connects online searchers to the world's libraries, has collaborated with environmental organizations and experts to showcase valuable sustainability and conservation materials from more than 10,000 library collections for Earth Day. These partners include preeminent voices in conservation, such as EARTHDAY.ORG, the National Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, the Walden Woods Project, the Culinary Institute of America, and Kathryn Kellogg, founder of Going Zero Waste, among others. WorldCat.org formed these alliances to raise awareness among institution leaders, educators, students, parents, and the public at large about protecting, and living in harmony with, our shared and finite natural systems. [Full Announcement].

New national cataloging platform for libraries in Japan is launched using OCLC's Syndeo. The National Institute of Informatics has successfully launched a new national cataloging platform for 1,300 libraries in Japan. OCLC's Syndeo metadata software services were implemented to modernize the NACSIS-CAT/ILL service, which supports cataloging and interlibrary loan in Japan, and to facilitate national and international library collaboration. The launch marks the conclusion of a two-year implementation project supported by Kinokuniya Company, OCLC's distributing partner in Japan, that has delivered on time and to plan. The new system accommodates multiple metadata types, including MARC21 and CAT-P, a unique format used in Japan. [Full Announcement].

OCLC partners with the Big Ten Academic Alliance to advance new OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups. OCLC is partnering with the Big Ten Academic Alliance to advance development of OCLC Resource Sharing for Groups, a new solution that reimagines resource sharing with a focus on library groups and consortia.OCLC and the BTAA are working together to support the evolution of BTAA's UBorrow service, which offers access to more than 90 million books from the collections of 15 university libraries and the Center for Research Libraries, as part of OCLC's Resource Sharing for Groups. OCLC's vision for this solution is consistent with the BTAA's goals for the BIG Collection resource sharing, which focuses on the unique needs of libraries that want to share in new ways to meet the changing needs of the user community. [Full Announcement].

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam selects Talis Aspire to use with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has signed on to use the Talis Aspire course resource list management system along with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, their library services platform, so that faculty can easily create reading lists from the library collection for students to access quickly in compliance with local copyright requirements. OCLC and Talis are partnering to offer Talis Aspire to WMS customers throughout the United States, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. [Full Announcement].

OCLC to introduce the new Choreo Insights library analytics solution at ACRL 2023 Conference. OCLC's Choreo Insights library analytics solution is now available to libraries in North America that are seeking to better align academic library collections with institutional priorities, new and emerging curriculum needs, and future trends. Available to development partner libraries since late 2022, Choreo Insights is now widely available to libraries in North America. Using WorldCat holdings data, Choreo Insights is a flexible solution that enables confident collection development decisions by comparing detailed subject breakdowns of local collections with overlap and gap analysis of any other library or group in WorldCat. [Full Announcement].

Acclaimed women's organizations and scholars offer curated lists of best resources to honor Women's History Month. To commemorate and celebrate Women's History Month, WorldCat.org, the website that connects online searchers to the world's libraries, has collaborated with some of the most renowned women's organizations and scholars to share thought-provoking lists of important works about, by, and for women. These materials are intended to provide educators, parents, students, and the general public with an understanding of the most important and meaningful resources for Women's History Month and for women's studies throughout the year. [Full Announcement].

New Dewey Decimal Classification system editor-in-residence focused on LGBTQIA topics. Kathryn Becker recently joined OCLC as the second editor-in-residence for the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Kathryn will hold this position through 11 August 2023, and will focus on LGBTQIA topics within the DDC, as well as contribute to regular editorial work. [Full Announcement].

Akkon Hochschule in Berlin to join OCLC's WorldShare community. e Akkon Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften, in Berlin, has selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) as its new, cloud-based library services platform to improve workflows, support research, and share resources worldwide through WorldCat. The publicly accredited Akkon Hochschule is Germany's first Hochschule of human sciences, established in 2009. Its core objectives are to make a sustainable contribution to the security of supply, social justice, and preservation of resources, as well as to contribute to the further development of the human sciences, and to inspire innovation. [Full Announcement].

OCLC's Capira library services recognized with 2023 Modern Library Awards. OCLC announced that its Capira library services—CapiraMobile, LendingKey, and MuseumKey—have received platinum and gold awards in LibraryWorks' ninth annual Modern Library Awards. [Full Announcement].

Martin Luther King III and his family share reading list to celebrate 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Martin Luther King III and his family share their reading list about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on WorldCat.org just in time for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.WorldCat.org, the only website that connects online searchers to the world's libraries, has published a topic page dedicated to resources about Martin Luther King, Jr. in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16. The topic page enables visitors to tap into 10,000+ libraries around the globe to explore a variety of resources, including books, academic papers, sound recordings, news articles, photographs, and historical documents. [Full Announcement].

OCLC named Best Place to Work in IT by Computerworld. OCLC, the leading library technology and research organization, has been named the number one best place to work in IT among midsize global organizations on Computerworld's 2023 Best Places to Work in IT annual list. With its staff of 1,200 worldwide, OCLC placed first in the category of midsize employers (1,001 to 4,999 employees). [Full Announcement].

OCAD University's Dorothy H. Hoover Library joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership. OCAD University's Dorothy H. Hoover Library has joined the OCLC Research Library Partnership. OCAD University is the largest and most comprehensive art, design, and media university in Canada, founded in 1876 and based in the heart of Toronto. [Full Announcement].

Chaoyang University of Technology is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. Chaoyang University of Technology, in Taiwan, is now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as their new library services platform. [Full Announcement].

Choreo Insights, OCLC's new library analytics solution to better align collections with priorities, is now available to early adopters. OCLC's new Choreo Insights library analytics solution is now available to early adopter libraries in North America seeking to better align academic library collections with institutional focus areas, emerging curriculum priorities, and future trends. Using WorldCat holdings data, Choreo Insights is a flexible solution that enables confident collection development decisions by comparing detailed subject breakdowns of local collections with overlap and gap analysis of any other library or group in WorldCat. [Full Announcement].

OCLC and Clarivate settle lawsuit. OCLC announced that it successfully defended WorldCat to protect the collaborative service developed and maintained with and for libraries worldwide. Clarivate, Ex Libris, and ProQuest have ceased the development and marketing of the MetaDoor MARC record exchange system developed using records that are subject to the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities Policy. Clarivate, Ex Libris, and ProQuest will promptly and permanently delete all MetaDoor work product that incorporated or was based on records subject to the Policy. [Full Announcement].