OCLC

About Oclc

Founded in 1967, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs. More than 57,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials.

Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it.

     OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat—the OCLC Online Union Catalog
 

OCLC Services 

OCLC Services Enhance processes. Extend collections and access. Strengthen your users’ experience. Individually, our solutions create tangible benefits for nearly every aspect of library management. Combined, they offer unparalleled efficiencies, economy and a quality of service that will bring patrons back again and again

List of Products and Services

• Cataloging and Metadata
• Collection Management
• Digitization and Preservation
• eContent
• Reference
• Resource Sharing
• Group Services
• Product Works
• RLG transition information