OCLC Annual Report 1998/99. A Great Time for Libraries!

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Title: OCLC Annual Report 1998/99. A Great Time for Libraries!
Language: English
Authors: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH.
Availability: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-3395. Tel: 614-764-600; Tel: 800-848-5878 (Toll Free); Fax: 614-764-6096; Web site: http://www.oclc.org.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 61
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans, Online Systems, Shared Library Resources
ISSN: 1044-3800
Abstract: Beginning this annual report is a letter to OCLC members from OCLC President and Chief Executive Jay Jordan. The report contains the following sections: (1) program and financial highlights; (2) the year in review, including membership events, online services, strategic alliances, Forest Press, preservation resources, research, and the OCLC Institute; (3) "Celebrating 20 Years of Library Resource Sharing," a report on an essay contest to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service; (4) "It's a Great Time for Libraries!" including reports on the CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Catalog) project, statewide integrated services in Florida, innovations in cataloging, promoting global librarianship, transforming resource sharing, preservation resources, the OCLC Institute, the Dewey Decimal Classification System, and OCLC/WLN (Washington Library Network); (5) WorldCat; (6) photographs/listings of Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, OCLC Users Council, and advisory committee members; (7) a directory; and (8) financial report. (MES)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: ED438819
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Beginning this annual report is a letter to OCLC members from OCLC President and Chief Executive Jay Jordan. The report contains the following sections: (1) program and financial highlights; (2) the year in review, including membership events, online services, strategic alliances, Forest Press, preservation resources, research, and the OCLC Institute; (3) "Celebrating 20 Years of Library Resource Sharing," a report on an essay contest to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service; (4) "It's a Great Time for Libraries!" including reports on the CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Catalog) project, statewide integrated services in Florida, innovations in cataloging, promoting global librarianship, transforming resource sharing, preservation resources, the OCLC Institute, the Dewey Decimal Classification System, and OCLC/WLN (Washington Library Network); (5) WorldCat; (6) photographs/listings of Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, OCLC Users Council, and advisory committee members; (7) a directory; and (8) financial report. (MES)
ISSN:1044-3800