Online Computer Library Center

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OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs".[1] It was incorporated on July 6, 1967 as the not-for-profit Ohio College Library Center.[2] More than 27,000 libraries in 86 countries and territories use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials.[1] The organization was founded by Fred Kilgour, and its head office is located in Dublin, Ohio, U.S.

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