OCLC
Global library cooperative
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2022 | OCLC expanded its membership and governance to include any institution with a subscription to qualifying OCLC products, except for-profit organizations in the partner program. |
2019 | OCLC began offering the Wise integrated library system to libraries in the United States. |
2019 | OCLC sold its reference service to Springshare, which migrated it to the LibAnswers platform. |
2017 | OCLC acquired Relais International, a library interlibrary loan service provider based in Ottawa, Canada. |
October 1 2015 | OCLC printed its last catalog cards, marking the end of its catalog card production service. |
January 2015 | OCLC acquired Sustainable Collection Services (SCS), a consulting service for library print collection data management. |
2013 | OCLC acquired HKA, a Dutch library automation company, and its integrated library system Wise. |
July 2013 | OCLC replaced its Dewey Decimal Classification book browser with the Classify Service. |
March 2013 | The antitrust lawsuit against OCLC was dropped after SkyRiver's acquisition by Innovative Interfaces. |
2010 | OCLC sold NetLibrary to EBSCO Industries. |
July 2010 | OCLC was sued by SkyRiver and Innovative Interfaces in an antitrust lawsuit. |
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