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Phone614-764-6000
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Employees1,100
Founded7/67
DescriptionConnecting people to knowledge through l

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Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, OCLC Asia Pacific
Vice President, Corporate Human Resources
Vice President, Member Services
Vice President of RLG Programs Development
Vice President for the Americas and Global Vice President of Marketing
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
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Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services
Managing Director, OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

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OCLC

OCLC is the world’s largest, non-profit, cooperative of libraries. It facilitates library cooperation in cataloging, inter-library loan, virtual reference, digital archiving, and other services. Host of the Dewey Decimal Classification and of the world’s largest union catalog of library bibliographic data (known as WorldCat and available in several forms including, a freely-accessible version at http://www.worldcat.org/), OCLC is also host to OCLC Research, a leading applied research center for libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions.

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    OCLC added Eric van Lubeek as Managing Director of OCLC Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). (1/1/11)
    Posted 1/6/11 at 3:03pm
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    OCLC added Greg Zick as Vice President, Global Development.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added 王行仁 (Andrew H. Wang) as Vice President, OCLC Asia Pacific.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Michael A. Teets as Vice President, Innovation.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Tammi Spayde as Vice President, Corporate Human Resources.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added William "Chip" Nilges as Vice President, Business Development.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added George M. Needham as Vice President, Member Services.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Robin Murray as Vice President, Global Product Management.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Jim Michalko as Vice President of RLG Programs Development.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added James T. Houfek as Vice President and General Counsel.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Catherine K. De Rosa as Vice President for the Americas and Global Vice President of Marketing.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Lorcan Dempsey as Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist .
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Bruce Crocco as Vice President, Library Services for the Americas.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Rein van Charldorp as Managing Director, OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Karen Calhoun as Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm
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    OCLC added Rick J. Schwieterman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer.
    Posted 6/23/09 at 1:35pm

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Above: OCLC.org home page
Uploaded: 4/8/10

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QuestionPoint

Websitequestionpoint.org
Blogquestionpoint.blogs.com
StageLive
Launch DateJune 23, 2002
Tags web-based-virtual-reference-service, library-reference-cooperative, reference-questions

QuestionPoint reference management service provides libraries with tools to interact with users in multiple ways, using both chat and email. The Web-based chat tool with co-browsing capability, coupled with the email reference component, enable seamless integration of chat, follow up and referral, as well as one-stop reporting tools for all types of reference services. In addition, libraries may opt to participate in the 24/7 Reference Cooperative to provide live around-the-clock reference service to their community.

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Above: questionpoint.org
Uploaded: 4/8/10

WorldCat Local

Websiteoclc.org/worldcatlocal/default.htm
StageLive
Launch DateApril 11, 2007
Tags worldcat, localization, library-catalog

WorldCat Local builds on WorldCat.org, which allows Web access to the world’s richest database for discovery of materials held in libraries. Through a locally branded interface, the service provides libraries the ability to search the entire WorldCat database and present results beginning with items most accessible to the patron. These might include collections from the home library, collections shared in a consortium, and open access collections.

WorldCat Local offers the same feature set as WorldCat.org, such as a single search box, relevancy ranking of search results, result sets that bring multiple versions of a work together under one record, faceted browse capability, citation formatting options, cover art and additional evaluative content.

The WorldCat Local service interoperates with locally maintained services like circulation, resource sharing and resolution to full text to create a seamless experience for the end user.

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Above: University of Washington WorldCat Local
Uploaded: 4/8/10

WorldCat.org

Websiteworldcat.org
Blogworldcat.org/blogs
StageLive
Launch DateAugust 9, 2006
Tags library-catalog, book-search, video-search, music-search, find-it-in-a-library

WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.

WorldCat.org offers a freely-available version of WorldCat.

WorldCat.org lets you: * Search many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library nearby * Find books, music, and videos to check out * Find research articles and digital items (like audiobooks) that can be directly viewed or downloaded * Link to “Ask a Librarian” and other services at your library * Post your review of an item, or contribute factual information about it

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Above: WorldCat.org home page
Uploaded: 4/8/10

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  1. OCLC acquires EZproxy authentication and access software (oclc.org) [edit]
  2. EBSCO Publishing to acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC (oclc.org) [edit]
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