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Permalink Reply by Dr. Anand Kenchakkanavar on December 31, 2013 at 17:33

Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC)

Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC): OCLC is a library network of USA. In 1967, the presidents of the colleges and universities in the state of Ohio founded the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) to develop a computerized system in which the libraries of Ohio academic institutions could share resources and reduce costs. It was established under the guidance of library automation pioneer Frederic Kilgour. In 1977, the Ohio members of OCLC adopted changes in the governance structure that enabled libraries outside Ohio to become members and participate in the election of the Board of Trustees; the Ohio College Library Center became OCLC, Inc. In 1981, the legal name of the corporation became Online Computer Library Center, Inc (OCLC) a href="http://www.oclc.org/>" target="_blank">http://www.oclc.org/>;.

a) Objectives: The objectives of OCLC are

i) To establish, maintain and operate a computerized library network and to promote the evolution of library use, of libraries themselves and of librarianship;

ii) To provide processes and products for the benefit of library users and libraries;

iii) To Increase the availability of library resources to individual library patrons and to reduce the rate-of-rise of library per-unit costs, and

iv) To further the ease of access to and the use of the ever-expanding body of worldwide scientific, literary and educational knowledge and information.

http://www.loc.gov/flicc/mmoclc.html

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Anand Kenchakkanavar on December 31, 2013 at 17:42

At national level INDONET is India’s first data communication and computer network that was started in March 1986 by CMC Ltd. It was launched as a solution to the growing need for providing timely, well processed data to various institutions. In the First phase, they have mainly network in Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai. Later, Delhi and Hyderabad were also linked as additional stations. INDONET presently has an international gateway which provides access to the world wide pocket switched networks like USA’s Global Networks Systems (GNS) and Internet.

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Permalink Reply by Rajiv on January 1, 2014 at 2:54

OCLC is a worldwide library cooperative, providing services and research to improve access to the world’s information.

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