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OCLC News

CONTENTdm "Quick Start" at No Additional Cost

Does your library subscribe to the OCLC FirstSearch Base Package? Or does your library have access to the OCLC FirstSearch Base Package through your state library's subscription, or a group subscription? If so, you are eligible to receive CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software at no additional cost to your library.

“Geek the Library” Campaign Now Available to All U.S. Libraries

Geek the Library, a community-based public awareness campaign, is now available for adoption by any U.S. public library. The campaign is designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today’s challenging economic environment and to increase local library support.

RDA: What Do I Need to Know?

RDA is here, and many of you may be wondering what this means for your library, what changes need to be made, and what practices are best. RDA: Resource Description and Access (RDA), is the new cataloging standard that will replace AACR2. It offers libraries the potential to change significantly how bibliographic data is created and used.