ERIC Number: ED438819
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 61
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OCLC Annual Report 1998/99. A Great Time for Libraries!
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH.
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)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans, Online Systems, Shared Library Resources
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.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH.
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