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Leading library organizations will exchange data to enrich discovery for users of WorldCat Local, Summon, ProQuest Central, and ebrary e-books ANN ARBOR, Mich. and DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ProQuest and OCLC are launching a far-reaching data exchange program that will enhance the library discovery experience for users of OCLC's WorldCat Local service, ProQuest's Summon® service, the full-text of ProQuest Central and ebrary e-books. The program shares metadata...

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- e-Libro, a leading provider of Spanish language e-books delivered on the ebrary platform, today announced that all e-Libro e-books will soon be discoverable through OCLC's WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog. WorldCat is a database of bibliographic information built continuously for over 40 years by OCLC and member libraries around the world. Additionally, e-Libro has signed its 150th publisher, Editorial Grupo Destiempos,...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EBL, a leading supplier of ebooks to academic, research and corporate libraries, announced the launch MARC delivery service through OCLC's WorldCat Cataloging Partners (WCP) program. The addition of WCP to EBL's array of cataloging options will provide libraries with a streamlined and trusted cataloging workflow. Libraries with a current OCLC cataloging subscription can now receive OCLC MARC records for EBL titles at no additional charge. For...

By Brenner, Michaela Klein, Peter Libraries need to provide attractive and exciting discovery tools to draw patrons to the valuable resources in their catalogs. The authors conducted a pilot project to explore the free version of Google Earth as such a discover tool for Portland State Library's digital collection of urban planning documents. They created eye- catching placemarks with links to parts of this collection, as well as to other pertinent materials like books, images, and historical...