Oclc Inc

ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A COMPUTERIZED LIBRARY NETWORK AND TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION OF LIBRARY USE, OF LIBRARIES THEMSELVES AND OF LIBRARIANSHIP, AND TO PROVIDE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF LIBRARY USERS AND LIBRARIES, INCLUDING SUCH OBJECTIVES AS INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF LIBRARY RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUAL LIBRARY PATRONS AND REDUCING THE RATE-OF-RISE OF LIBRARY PER-UNIT COSTS, ALL FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL PUBLIC PURPOSE OF FURTHERING EASE OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE EVER-EXPANDING BODY OF WORLDWIDE SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION.

OCLCOCLC IS A NONPROFIT GLOBAL LIBRARY COOPERATIVE THAT PROVIDES SHARED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SO THAT LIBRARIES CAN BETTER FUEL LEARNING, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. THROUGH OCLC, MEMBER LIBRARIES COOPERATIVELY PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN WORLDCAT, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL NETWORK OF DATA ABOUT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES. LIBRARIES GAIN EFFICIENCIES THROUGH OCLC'S WORLDSHARE, A COMPLETE SET OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES BUILT ON AN OPEN, CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM. IT IS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND SHARING OF THE WORLD'S COLLECTED KNOWLEDGE THAT LIBRARIES CAN HELP PEOPLE FIND ANSWERS THEY NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. TOGETHER AS OCLC, MEMBER LIBRARIES, STAFF AND PARTNERS MAKE BREAKTHROUGHS POSSIBLE.OCLC NARRATIVE FOR FY212021 WAS A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER. DESPITE SHUTDOWNS AND CLOSURES, LIBRARIES FOUND A WAY TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. OCLC HAS BEEN PROUD TO SUPPORT LIBRARIES IN THESE EFFORTS. OCLC PRIORITIZED PRODUCT INVESTMENTS AND PROVIDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP LIBRARIES RESPOND TO SHIFTING NEEDS. AS A MEMBER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, OCLC WORKS ON BEHALF OF LIBRARIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SERVE THEIR USERS NO MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES THEY MIGHT FACE.THE REALM PROJECTAS LIBRARIES WERE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OCLC KNEW THAT THEY WOULD NEED SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION FOR REOPENING. OCLC'S WORK ON THE REALM PROJECT WITH THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) AND BATTELLE PRODUCED RESEARCH ON HOW MATERIALS COULD BE SAFELY HANDLED AND RETURNED BACK INTO CIRCULATION. REALM COMPLETED LABORATORY TESTS THAT STUDIED THE LIFESPAN OF THE VIRUS ON MATERIALS THAT ARE PREVALENT IN LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS; SYNTHESIZED EMERGING RESEARCH FINDINGS; AND PRODUCED TOOLKIT RESOURCES TO INFORM LOCAL DECISION MAKING.WORLDCATOCLC STAFF AND THOUSANDS OF MEMBER LIBRARIES COOPERATIVELY PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN WORLDCAT, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL NETWORK OF DATA ABOUT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. WORLDCAT MAKES LIBRARY COLLECTIONS FINDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AROUND THE WORLD. THIS YEAR, WORLDCAT GREW BEYOND 500 MILLION RECORDS AND 3 BILLION LIBRARY HOLDINGS. THESE RECORDS AND HOLDINGS EMPOWER LIBRARIES TO SHARE THEIR RESOURCES ACROSS THE GLOBE AND EMPOWER LIBRARY USERS TO FIND AND ACCESS INFORMATION NO MATTER HOW NEAR OR FAR.RESEARCH SHARINGOCLC ADVANCED ITS NEW SMART FULFILLMENT FUNCTIONALITY ACROSS ALL OCLC RESOURCE SHARING SERVICES. NEW SMART FULFILLMENT DELIVERY CAPABILITIES MAKE FAST, REAL-TIME, DATA-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON A LIBRARY'S LOCAL POLICIES, ITEM AVAILABILITY, NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS, AND USER NEEDS.OCLC LAUNCHED THE NEW EXPRESS DIGITAL DELIVERY PROGRAM TO FACILITATE EXCEPTIONALLY FAST TURNAROUND TIMES USING SMART FULFILLMENT ENHANCEMENTS TO OCLC RESOURCE SHARING SERVICES. MORE THAN 1,000 LIBRARIES ARE NOW PARTICIPATING IN THIS NEW PROGRAM. DURING ITS FIRST FIVE MONTHS, MORE THAN 160,000 COPY REQUESTS WERE FILLED IN AN AVERAGE OF 10.4 HOURS AMONG EXPRESS LIBRARIES.WORLDSHARE MANAGEMENT SERVICESAS THE EVER-GROWING WORLDSHARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (WMS) COMMUNITY MARKED ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY, LIBRARIES AROUND THE WORLD CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THIS FULLY INTEGRATED LIBRARY PLATFORM. NEARLY 700 LIBRARIES IN 23 COUNTRIES HAVE SELECTED WMS.OCLC ADDED MORE THAN 200 NEW ENHANCEMENTS TO WMS IN 2020-MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF WHICH WERE BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT-AND CONTINUES TO STREAMLINE ACQUISITIONS WORKFLOWS, ADD NEW STAFF FUNCTIONS TO THE DIGBY MOBILE APP, AND ENHANCE PATRON FLEXIBILITY TO ACCESS MATERIALS.WMS ACHIEVED US FEDERAL RISK AND AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (FEDRAMP) AUTHORIZATION FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS EVALUATION TO MEET THE US GOVERNMENT'S SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOUD SERVICES. AND WMS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE ON THE LATEST ADVANCED PROCUREMENT FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (APUC) FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.OCLC WISEOCLC CONTINUED TO EXPAND OCLC WISE, A TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT EMPOWERS PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO STRENGTHEN CURRENT CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY, AND BETTER MEET CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS.IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH EARLY ADOPTERS FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, THE US WISE TEAM SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED TO ALL-REMOTE IMPLEMENTATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC. DURING THIS PERIOD, FOUR LIBRARIES WENT LIVE: ANYTHINK, GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY, KOKOMO-HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE NOW HAVE SIX US LIBRARIES LIVE ON THE SYSTEM.OCLC ALSO EXPANDED IN EUROPE, ADDING 95 LIBRARIES FROM CULTUURCONNECT IN FLANDERS, THE DUTCH SPEAKING REGION OF BELGIUM. TO DATE, 210 LIBRARIES WITH CULTUURCONNECT ARE LIVE WITH WISE.MOBILE TECHNOLOGYRECOGNIZING THAT EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR LIBRARIES REQUIRES AN INTUITIVE, POWERFUL, AND FLEXIBLE MOBILE APP, OCLC PURCHASED CAPIRA TECHNOLOGIES IN 2020. CAPIRA CREATES CUSTOMIZED MOBILE APPS, PROVIDING FOR AN OPTIMAL USER EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING DIGITAL LIBRARY CARDS, SELF-CHECKOUT, AND MORE. CAPIRAMOBILE IS THE FASTEST-GROWING PUBLIC LIBRARY MOBILE APP ON THE MARKET. CAPIRACURBSIDE ENABLES CONTACTLESS, EASY CURBSIDE DELIVERY FOR LIBRARY STAFF AND CUSTOMERS-A CRITICAL SERVICE FOR MANY LIBRARIES TO CONTINUE SERVICES IN THE COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT.OCLC EZPROXYOCLC UPDATED EZPROXY, THE E-RESOURCE ACCESS AND AUTHENTICATION SOLUTION, WITH SECURITY FEATURES TO HELP MITIGATE DATA BREACHES THAT DISRUPT LIBRARY OPERATIONS. LIBRARIES NOW BENEFIT FROM A CUSTOMIZABLE SET OF RULES THAT AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY AND DISABLE COMPROMISED SINGLE SIGN-ON CREDENTIALS IN REAL-TIME, AND AN OPTIONAL PSEUDONYMOUS USER IDENTIFIER THAT STREAMLINES AND SECURES FEEDBACK LOOPS WITH CONTENT PROVIDERS.COVID-19 DRAMATICALLY CHANGED LEARNING AND RESEARCH WORKFLOWS AND USER EXPECTATIONS FOR INTERACTING WITH LIBRARY RESOURCES. TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS AND PROVIDE THE MOST RELIABLE, SECURE ACCESS POSSIBLE, MORE LIBRARIES CHOSE TO HAVE OCLC HOST AND MANAGE THEIR EZPROXY APPLICATION. WORLDCAT DISCOVERYOCLC REDESIGNED THE WORLDCAT DISCOVERY INTERFACE. THIS UPDATED INTERFACE PROVIDES A FRICTIONLESS USER EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS USERS MORE INTUITIVELY FIND AND GET RESOURCES FROM LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. THE REDESIGNED WORLDCAT DISCOVERY LANDING, SEARCH RESULTS, AND ITEM DETAILS PAGES NOW COMPLY WITH WCAG 2.1 AA ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. OCLC MEMBERS ACTIVELY PARTNERED WITH THE WORLDCAT DISCOVERY TEAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUGGEST AND REFINE NEW AND ENHANCED FEATURES IN THE NEW INTERFACE.OCLC LAUNCHED A NEW DATABASE OF OPEN ACCESS CONTENT IN FIRSTSEARCH TO HELP RESEARCHERS EASILY FIND OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES FROM FAMILIAR CONTENT PROVIDERS. OCLC GREENGLASSOCLC RELEASED GREENGLASS FOR SERIALS, FURTHER EMPOWERING LIBRARIES TO CONFIDENTLY MAKE PRINT COLLECTION MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BY SUPPORTING THE RESPONSIBLE DESELECTION OF SERIALS. BY LEVERAGING AND COMPARING DATA IN WORLDCAT, JSTOR, AND OTHER KNOWN JOURNAL ARCHIVES, GREENGLASS FOR SERIALS EQUIPS LIBRARIES WITH THE INSIGHTS NEEDED TO TAKE LOCAL ACTION IN A COLLECTIVE CONTEXT AND PROTECT THE SCHOLARLY RECORD. LINKED DATAOCLC IS ON TRACK TO COMPLETE A PRODUCTION SHARED ENTITY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL SUPPORT LINKED DATA INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY. THIS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WILL INCLUDE MORE THAN 100 MILLION, EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENTITIES OF WORKS AND PERSONS THAT CAN BE USED TO INCREASE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LIBRARY MATERIALS AND OTHER RELEVANT COLLECTIONS. WITH ACCOMPANYING USER INTERFACES AND APIS, THIS ENTITY ECOSYSTEM WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF METADATA WORKFLOWS ACROSS COLLECTIONS AND MATERIAL TYPES, IMPROVE MARC RECORD QUALITY AND ACCURACY, AND ULTIMATELY MAKE LIBRARY MATERIALS MORE CONNECTED AND DISCOVERABLE ON THE WEB.OCLC RESEARCHAS A PART OF OCLC'S WORK IN DOCUMENTING HOW LIBRARIES OPERATE AND ADAPT, THE OCLC RESEARCH TEAM MEETS WITH GLOBAL LIBRARY LEADERS TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS EMERGING LIBRARY MODELS AND NEW AND EVOLVING LIBRARY PRACTICES AND POLICIES. FIVE REPORTS PUBLISHED THIS YEAR ADDRESS STEWARDSHIP COSTS, THE FUTURE OF METADATA AND LINKED DATA, AND THE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES.OCLC ALSO LAUNCHED OR SUPPLEMENTED SIX NEW GRANT-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS AS LEAD OR PARTNERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SUPPORTING LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND ARCHIVES, AND ADVANCING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING:- THE REIMAGINE DESCRIPTIVE WORKFLOWS INITIATIVE CONVENED A DIVERSE GROUP OF EXPERTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DETERMINE WAYS TO IMPROVE DESCRIPTIVE PRACTICES, TOOLS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORKFLOWS IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES AND HELP CHART A PATH TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTIRACIST AND INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE IN METADATA DESCRIPTIONS.- OCLC IS WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO CONDUCT A TWO-YEAR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR A NATIONAL ARCHIVAL FINDING AID NETWORK (NAFAN).