Online Computer Library Center 883885 225525933 2008-07-14T03:55:48Z Qui1che 74286 WP formatted date; verb tense corrections & minor text edits {{Infobox Co-operative | company_name = OCLC Online Computer Library Center | company_logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:oclclogo.jpg]] --> | company_type = [[Cooperative|Nonprofit membership cooperative]] | foundation = [[Dublin, OH]], [[United States|U.S.]] (1967) | location = [[Dublin, OH]], [[United States|U.S.]] | key_people = Robert L. (Jay) Jordan <small>([[Chief executive officer|Pres and CEO]])</small> | area_served = Worldwide | members = More than 60,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world | industry = Library services | products = [[Worldcat]], NetLibrary, FirstSearch, [[Dewey Decimal Classification]], [[VDX (library software)|VDX]], WebJunction, Questionpoint | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = | homepage = http://www.oclc.org | footnotes = }} The '''OCLC Online Computer Library Center''' is, according to its [http://oclc.org/us/en/about/default.htm website], a "nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs". Founded in 1967 as the '''Ohio College Library Center''', more than 60,000 [[library|libraries]] in 112 countries and territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/10/22/daily2.html| title = OCLC renames European division| publisher = Business First of Columbus| date = [[October 22]], [[2007]]| accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> The organization was founded by [[Fred Kilgour]], and its offices are located in [[Dublin, Ohio]]. OCLC acquired NetLibrary, the largest eContent provider, in 2002 and owns 100% of the shares of [[OCLC PICA]], a [[library automation system]]s and services company, which has its headquarters in [[Leiden]] in the Netherlands, which was renamed into "OCLC" at the end of 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6495514.html| title = CLC/OCLC Pica Merge| author = Michael Rogers| publisher = Library Journal| date = [[October 22]], [[2007]]| accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref> In June 2006, the [[Research Libraries Group]] (RLG) merged into OCLC. On [[January 11]], [[2008]], OCLC [http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200690.htm announced] that it had purchased [[EZproxy]]. == Mechanics == {{howto}} Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain [[bibliographic]], [[abstract (summary)|abstract]] and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain [[WorldCat]]&mdash;the OCLC Online Union Catalog, the largest [[OPAC|Online Public Access Catalog]] (OPAC) in the world. WorldCat contains holding records from most public and private libraries worldwide. WorldCat is available through many libraries and university computer networks. The Open WorldCat program makes records of library-owned materials in OCLC's WorldCat database available to Web users on popular Internet search, bibliographic and bookselling sites. OCLC member libraries' [[library catalog|catalogs]] are more accessible from the sites where many people start their search for information. In October 2005, the OCLC technical staff began a [[wiki]]-like project that allows readers and librarians to add commentary, and structured-field information, associated with any WorldCat record. OCLC owns a preservation microfilm and digitization operation called the OCLC Preservation Service Center [http://www.oclc.org/preservation/default.htm], with its principal office in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]. Libraries, museums, historical societies, colleges and universities utilize the OCLC Preservation Services to preserve printed works, books, maps, manuscripts, newspapers, etc. in microfilm format for future generations due to its 500-year life expectancy. In addition OCLC Preservation Services converts print and microfilm to digital objects for computer access. == Online database == OCLC maintains a database for cataloging and searching purposes which is used by librarians and the public. OCLC Passport was one of the computer programs used. Connexion was introduced in 2001 and replaced Passport when it was phased out in May 2005. This database contains records in MAchine Readable Cataloging ([[MARC standards|MARC]]) format contributed by library catalogers worldwide who use OCLC as a cataloging tool. These MARC format records are then downloaded into the libraries local catalog systems to drive their online catalogs. This allows libraries worldwide to find and download records for materials they want to add to their local catalog without having to go through the lengthy process of cataloging them each individually. As of February 2007, their database contained over 1.1 billion cataloged items. It remains the world's largest bibliographic database. Connexion is available to professional librarians both as a computer program or on the web at [http://connexion.oclc.org connexion.oclc.org]. WorldCat is also available to the public for searching through a web-based service called FirstSearch, as well as through the Open WorldCat program. == Dewey Decimal System == The Online Computer Library Center acquired the trademark and copyrights associated with the [[Dewey Decimal Classification]] System when it bought [[Forest Press]] in 1988. == WebJunction == [[WebJunction]] is a division of OCLC funded by a grant from the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]. == QuestionPoint == [http://www.oclc.org/questionpoint/default.htm Questionpoint] reference management service provides libraries with tools to communicate with users in multiple ways. This around-the-clock reference service is provided by a cooperative of participating global libraries. == OCLC regional service providers == Regional service providers contract with OCLC to provide support and training for OCLC services. This chart represents only OCLC services. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name!! Region!! Website |- |[[Amigos library services]]|| [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Texas]] || [http://www.amigos.org/ www.amigos.org] |- |[[BCR (Bibiographic Center for Research)]] || [[Alaska]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]], [[Utah]], [[Washington]], [[Wyoming]] || [http://www.bcr.org/index.html www.bcr.org] |- |[[INCOLSA]] || [[Indiana]] || [http://www.incolsa.net www.incolsa.net] |- |[[ILLINET]] || [[Illinois]] || [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/who_we_are/OCLC/home.html www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/who_we_are/OCLC/home.html] |- |[[MINITEX]] Library Information Network|| [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]] || [http://www.minitex.umn.edu/ www.minitex.umn.edu] |- |[[Michigan Library Consortium|MLC]] (Michigan Library Consortium) || [[Michigan]] || [http://www.mlcnet.org www.mlcnet.org] |- |[[MLNC]] (Missouri Library Network Corporation || [[Missouri]] || [http://www.mlnc.org/ www.mlnc.org] |- |[[NEBASE]] || [[Nebraska]] || [http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/nebase/nebserv.html www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/nebase/nebserv.html] |- |[[NELINET]] || [[Connecticut]], [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Vermont]] || [http://www.nelinet.net/ www.nelinet.net] |- |[[Nylink]] || [[New York]] || [http://nylink.org nylink.org] |- |[[OHIONET]] || [[Ohio]], [[West Virginia]], [[Western Pennsylvania]] || [http://www.ohionet.org/ www.ohionet.org] |- |[[PALINET]] || [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia]] || [http://www.palinet.org/ www.palinet.org/] |- |[[SOLINET]] || [[Alabama]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Virginia]], [[Caribbean]] || [http://www.solinet.net/ www.solinet.net/] |- |[[WILS]] || [[Wisconsin]] || [http://www.wils.wisc.edu/ www.wils.wisc.edu/] |- |[[FEDLINK]] || U.S. Federal Libraries || [http://www.loc.gov/flicc/ www.loc.gov/flicc/] |- ! colspan="3" | OCLC Service Centers |- |[[OCLC Eastern Service Center]] || Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia || | |- |[[OCLC Western Service Center]] || Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Guam|| | |- |[[OCLC Asia Pacific]] || || | |- |[[OCLC Canada]] || || | |- |[[OCLC Latin America]] || || | |- |[[OCLC PICA]] (OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa) || || | |} ==See also== * [[Dublin Core]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.oclc.org/ OCLC] * [http://worldcat.org WorldCat] * [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/default.htm Open WorldCat Program] * [http://www.netlibrary.org Netlibrary.org homepage] [[Category:Library centers]] [[Category:Library cataloging and classification]] [[Category:Library automation]] [[Category:American cooperatives]] [[Category:Companies based in Columbus, Ohio]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1967]] [[de:Online Computer Library Center]] [[es:Online Computer Library Center]] [[fr:Online Computer Library Center]] [[it:Online Computer Library Center]] [[lt:OCLC]] [[sk:Online Computer Library Center]] [[sv:OCLC]] [[zh:OCLC]]