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| Type | Nonprofit membership cooperative |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters |
Dublin, Ohio,  United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Robert L. (Jay) Jordan, President and CEO |
| Industry | Library services |
| Products | WorldCat, NetLibrary, FirstSearch, Dewey Decimal Classification, VDX, WebJunction, QuestionPoint |
| Members | 72,000 libraries in 86 countries and territories |
| Website | oclc.org |
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is library service and research organization. It helps people find more information and lessen library costs.[1] It was incorporated on July 6, 1967 as the non-for-profit Ohio College Library Center.[2] 72,000 libraries in 86 countries use OCLC services to find and save library materials.[3] The organization was begun by Fred Kilgour. Its head office is in Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
References
- ↑ "About OCLC". OCLC. http://oclc.org/us/en/about/default.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ↑ IDEALS, Initial system design for the Ohio College Library Center: A case history
- ↑ "OCLC renames European division". Ohio: Business First of Columbus. October 22, 2007. http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/10/22/daily2.html. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
