OCLC, Inc.
global library cooperative
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OCLC, Inc. was founded on July 5, 1967.[1][2][3][4] It is a 501(c)(3) organization.[5][6]
Its headquarters are in Dublin.[7][6] Its industry includes libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities, library and archives activities, information technology, and library administration.
Key Facts
- Field of work: library cooperation[3]
- Member of: ORCID, Inc.[4], Digital Library Federation[5], IIIF Consortium[6], World Wide Web Consortium[7], Confederation of Open Access Repositories[8], Association for Rural & Small Libraries[9], DataCite[10], International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[11], Coalition for Networked Information[12], Center for Research Libraries[13], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[14], National Digital Stewardship Alliance[15], Book Industry Study Group[16]
- Country: United States[17]
- Instance of: library[18], nonprofit organization[19]
- Founder: Fred Kilgour[20]
- Headquarters location: Dublin[21]
- Postal code: S1 4LW[22]
- Commons category: OCLC[23]
- Industry: libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities[24], library and archives activities[25], information technology[26], library administration[27]
- Inception: July 5, 1967[28], July 6, 1967[29]
- Official website: https://www.oclc.org/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:OCLC[31]
- Topic has template: Template:OCLC[32]
- Legal form: 501(c)(3) organization[33]
- Main Wikidata property: P243[34], P5331[35]
- Native label: Online Computer Library Center, Inc.[36]
- Owner of: WorldCat[37], Dewey Decimal Classification[38]
- Total revenue: 187,471,975 US dollars[39]
Why It Matters
OCLC, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] OCLC, Inc. is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]