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OCLC Research Mines Data from WorldCat to Highlight Interesting Views of the World's Library Collections Each Month with “What in the WorldCat?”

Submitted by terri.m on Tue, 2014-06-24 15:59

At OCLC Research, we're exploring records and mining data from WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog, to highlight interesting and different views of the world's library collections each month. Each new feature is included below to pique your curiosity and showcase some of the unique things that can be gleaned from WorldCat and its data.

Amigos Members Turning to Award-Winning Products from ABC-CLIO Solutions

Submitted by Amigos on Tue, 2014-06-17 16:49

In increasing numbers, Amigos members are embracing an award-winning lineup of products from vendor partner ABC-CLIO Solutions as their popularity and use grow among students and faculty. Nearly two dozen Amigos members currently use ABC-CLIO Solutions products. One such member is Northwest Vista College Library in San Antonio, TX. Norma Vélez-Vendrell, Public Services Librarian at the library's Redbud Learning Center, noted their staff likes ABC-CLIO databases, especially the ERAS feature she says "is a great way to organize history so that students see a picture of what happened through the centuries."

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