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OCLC

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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, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions.

Recent Milestones

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  OCLC added Gene Oliver as Vice President, OCLC Global Systems and Information Technology. (3/1/12)
  Posted 6/12/12 at 6:05am
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  OCLC acquired BOND GmbH and Co. KG. BOND for €4.1M. (4/18/11)
  Posted 6/12/12 at 6:13am via oclc.org
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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 — EBSCO Publishing to acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC (3/17/10)
  Posted 3/30/10 at 1:02pm via oclc.org
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  OCLC — Backstage Library Works to acquire Preservation Service Center from OCLC (8/1/09)
  Posted 7/26/12 at 1:42pm via oclc.org
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  OCLC acquired Amlib for $2.48M. (9/12/08)
  Posted 6/12/12 at 6:13am via oclc.org
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  OCLC acquired EZproxy. (1/11/08)
  Posted 3/30/10 at 3:04pm via oclc.org
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  OCLC added Robert L. "Jay" Jordan as President and Chief Executive Officer. (5/1/98)
  Posted 8/29/08 at 8:24am
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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 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 Andrew H. Wang as Vice President, OCLC Asia Pacific.
  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 Robin Murray as Vice President, Global Product Management.
  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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Uploaded: 4/8/10

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1. OCLC expands services for public libraries in Europe (oclc.org) [edit]
2. OCLC acquires Amlib (oclc.org) [edit]
3. OCLC acquires EZproxy authentication and access software (oclc.org) [edit]
EBSCO Publishing to acquire NetLibrary Division from OCLC (oclc.org) [edit]
Backstage Library Works to acquire Preservation Service Center from OCLC (oclc.org) [edit]