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What is OCLC?

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) is a global library cooperative that provides technology, research, and community programs so that libraries can better serve their users. It is best known for its WorldCat, the world's largest network of library content and services, which libraries use to catalog and manage their collections, facilitate resource sharing through interlibrary loan, and increase the visibility of their resources to users worldwide.

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What other technologies are related to OCLC?

OCLC Competitor Technologies

Alma

Alma is a library management system that competes with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 11% (310) of relevant job posts

Docline

Docline is a document delivery system run by the National Library of Medicine, which provides similar interlibrary loan services as OCLC, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 34% (67) of relevant job posts

Ex Libris Alma

Ex Libris Alma is a library management system that competes with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 14% (64) of relevant job posts

Sierra

Sierra is a library management system that competes with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 9% (75) of relevant job posts

Primo

Primo is a discovery service, which competes with OCLC's discovery service offerings (like WorldCat Discovery).

mentioned alongside OCLC in 9% (61) of relevant job posts

OCLC Complementary Technologies

MARC

MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) is a data format used for library catalogs. OCLC uses MARC records extensively, so it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 18% (375) of relevant job posts

RDA

RDA (Resource Description and Access) is a standard for cataloging. OCLC uses RDA, so it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 15% (338) of relevant job posts

AACR2

AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition) is a cataloging code. Although superseded by RDA, it's still relevant in understanding legacy data and how OCLC has evolved. Therefore, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside OCLC in 27% (165) of relevant job posts