Geobase Canceled

Geobase is has been canceled; upon inquiry of cancellation, searches were suspended by OCLC.


Selectors have determined that content available in Geobase can be found in other databases that students prefer, please refer to Onefile, Academic Search Premier and Science Direct.

Couldn’t attend ALA? View these special OCLC events

Couldn’t attend ALA? View these special OCLC events

Nine key membership events that took place at ALA Annual are now available for viewing on the OCLC Web site, including:
· OCLC Symposium: The Future of Publishing: Libraries and the changing role of consumers and creators(Four streaming video segments, 1 hour 14 minutes)
· 2010 Americas Regional Council Annual Meeting(10 Streaming video segments, 4 hours 47 minutes)
· OCLC Update Breakfast at ALA Annual 2010(Streaming video, 32 minutes)
· Web-scale or Bust: Harnessing Cooperative Innovation for Management Services (2 streaming video segments, 1 hour 53 minutes)
· Single Discovery and Delivery: It’s not just WorldCat anymore(4 streaming video segments, 1 hour, 14 minutes)
· Redesigning Technical Services Workflows(5 Streaming video segments, 1 hour, 45 minutes)
View presentations page ››

Changes to OCLC and MLNC

As OCLC and MLNC continue to work in partnership on behalf of OCLC member libraries, we would like to inform you about some important changes with regard to how your library will access support for OCLC products and services.

Beginning July 1, 2009, OCLC members will contact OCLC Customer Support for all questions related to support for OCLC products and services.

OCLC’s teams of support professionals are available 14 hours a day, Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Central Time to assist you with your needs. These dedicated individuals will provide answers and information to help your library maximize the value of your membership and use of OCLC products and services.

In addition to product support specialists, the OCLC Customer Support organization is also comprised of a specialized team of librarians focused on providing consultative and workflow support tied to the use and satisfaction of OCLC products and services.

MLNC will provide billing and ordering assistance to your library for OCLC products and services as well as keep you up-to-date on OCLC news, service enhancements, new products, research, membership reports, and other important benefits of your OCLC membership. MLNC will also continue to provide non-OCLC-related services and support that your library receives from us today such as custom cataloging, discounts on electronic resources, and high-quality continuing education.

Contact OCLC Customer Support at 1-800-848-5800 or support@oclc.org.

Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want

The OCLC research report, “Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want”, is now available for order and download. Authored by an OCLC research team headed by Karen Calhoun, Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services, the report presents findings about the data quality expectations of catalog end users and librarians.

Visit http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/default.htm to order the report, download a copy and to learn more.