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OCLC named among Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT

For the third straight year, OCLC, the world's largest library service and research organization, based in Dublin, Ohio, has been named one of Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT.

OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program will provide opportunities for under-represented groups

OCLC has announced a new OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program designed to provide a unique opportunity for aspiring library professionals from historically under-represented groups.

NetLibrary announces distribution agreements with 19 publishers from around the world 

NetLibrary, OCLC's platform for eContent and the leading provider of eBooks for the institutional library market, has announced agreements with 19 publishers that will add thousands of new eBooks and eAudiobooks to NetLibrary's growing catalog of more than 170,000 titles.


Membership news:

OCLC welcomes the following new member institutions

Carbon County Library System, Sinclair Branch
Location: Sinclair, Wyoming, USA
OCLC Symbol: WYSBR
OCLC Network: BCR

Fremantle City Library
Location: Fremantle, Australia
OCLC Symbol: ATWFR
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Wendell High School
Location: Wendell, Idaho, USA
OCLC Symbol: IDWEN
OCLC Network: OCLC Western

Universität Heidelberg
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEHUB
OCLC Network: OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

Die Bibliothek des Bundesgerichtshofs
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
OCLC Symbol: DEKBG
OCLC Network: OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa

Thames Public Library
Location: Thames, New Zealand
OCLC Symbol: NZTHP
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

 

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