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Expanding the cooperative - WorldCat is enriched by the contribution of national library catalogs from more than 35 countries.

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Community

OCLC presents outcomes from Symposium for Publishers and Librarians

OCLC recently hosted a Symposium for Publishers and Librarians to explore metadata needs and practices. View the report and outcomes.

Review Board seeks comments

The Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship seeks comments from the global library community regarding the proposed Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records. Send email to reviewboard@oclc.org or post comments on the online feedback forum.


Programs and Research

RLG Programs Work Agenda

RLG Programs Work Agenda

Ambitious. Dynamic. Engaging. Learn more about the RLG Programs work agenda—a collaborative exploration of the critical issues and challenges facing the partner institutions we serve.

OCLC ResearchWorks

Provocations. Explorations. Demonstrations. Check out the exciting new technologies, developments and prototypes in our research laboratory, OCLC ResearchWorks.

Products and Services

WorldCat Local now available

OCLC announces "quick start" version of the OCLC WorldCat Local service

WorldCat Local "quick start" provides a single search result that delivers your library's resources and those of the world's libraries.

WorldCat Mobile app now in iPhone App Store

iPhone users, rejoice. The WorldCat Mobile app is now officially available for download from the iPhone App Store.

2009 WorldCat Mashathon registration now open

Join fellow coders for a  WorldCat Mashathon in Amsterdam, 13-14 May.

OCLC releases new report, Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want

This new report summarizes the findings of research conducted by OCLC on what constitutes quality in library online catalogs from both end users’ and librarians’ points of view.


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