Sep 2
As we kick off a new academic year, celebrate the exciting new roles librarians are playing at the Todd Wehr Memorial Library on the Viterbo University campus. Check out this excellent video, produced by OCLC.
Sep 1
OCLC has an upcoming webinar on WorldShare ILL that may be of interest to WiLS members:
Who’s Using WorldShare ILL Now? Practical advice from real users
In this webinar, four OCLC WorldShare® ILL users will share practical advice about completing a successful transition to the new service.
Date: September 5, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Register for this webinar here
Jun 24
WorldShare Event at ALA Annual 2013!
Results—and Revelations—from OCLC WorldShare Management Services Libraries
Date: Saturday, June 29, 8:30-10:00 am CDT
Read more
Jun 24
New OCLC President & CEO
Skip Prichard has been named OCLC President and CEO. An experienced senior executive in the information services market, Mr. Prichard has led multi-national organizations that serve libraries across the full spectrum of library services and content needs. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Ingram Content Group Inc., which provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry.
Mr. Prichard will succeed Jay Jordan, who will retire June 30 after 15 years as OCLC President and CEO. He will serve as OCLC President-elect, effective June 3, and will officially become President and CEO on July 1.
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WorldCat Database Reaches 2 Billion Holdings
On Saturday, May 4 at 2:58 a.m. (MDT), the holding symbol for the University of Alberta Libraries, in Edmonton, was set through an automated process to the WorldCat record for the e-book, Evaluation of the City of Lakes Family Health Team Patient Portal Pilot Project: Final Report. It was the 2 billionth holding set in WorldCat.
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Mar 28
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan to Replace WorldCat Resource Sharing
After more than 2 years of work that has touched nearly all parts of our organization, the new OCLC WorldShare™ Interlibrary Loan service is scheduled for release to libraries in the United States on March 12. Following initial availability in the United States, WorldShare Interlibrary Loan will be released worldwide in June. All WorldCat Resource Sharing users must complete their transition to the new service by December 31, 2013, when OCLC will end access to the WorldCat Resource Sharing service. Read more
Jan 1
ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid is a discovery service that provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions, making information available about historical documents, personal papers, family histories and other archival materials held in archives throughout the world. Discovery Service ArchiveGrid is now available without a subscription from OCLC Research. Learn more here!
Innovations in Libraries 2012
Innovation in Libraries 2012 was a free post-conference event afterthe LITA Forum, sponsored by OCLC. Held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Innovation in Libraries 2012 featured 16 sessions and lightning talk presenters–all sharing how their library or organization has done innovative things and found success. The next best thing to being at Innovation in Libraries 2012 is watching the presentations online! View full presentations here.
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