Promoting the Evolution of Librarianship
by Jay Jordan
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New FirstSearch is here
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University of Miami Music Library enters 42 millionth record into WorldCat
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Western Illinois University enters 93 millionth OCLC ILL request
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Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee looks ahead to next editions
http://www.oclc.org/fp
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Panelists discuss CORC at ALA Annual
http://purl.oclc.org/corc
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OCLC hosts 11 Internet lists
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ILL Fee Management saves libraries money and time
by Brad Gauder
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New members join Strategic Service Area Advisory committees
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OCLC CJK 3.0 Software User Update Workshop held
by Hideyuki Morimoto
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1999/2000 Users council t focus on the 'New World'
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OCLC sponsors new RUSA award
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Academic library leaders create expanded vision for libraries in the Digital Knowledge Age
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OCLC plans ALA Midwinter symposium on 'Libraries and the Web'
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KERIS delivers OCLC FirstSearch in Korea
http://www.keris.or.kr
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology hosts OCLC visit
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Andrew Wang promoted to executive director, OCLC Asia Pacific Sales, Service and Market Development
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Science and Technology Information Center and OCLC work together in Taiwan
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OCLC welcomes group from National Library of China
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OCLC initiatives approved at LIBER Conference
http://www.kb.dk/guests/intl/liber/
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OCLC to sponsor new IFLA Early Career Development Fellowship
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New OCLC booth makes debut at IFLA
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Universidad Veracruzana Library joins OCLC
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Wordsmith project moving toward an organized terminology base of Web documents
by Jean Godby
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ALISE to cosponsor research grants
by Diane Morris
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OCLC research project measures scope of Web
http://www.oclc.org/oclc/research/projects/webstats/
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Annual Review of OCLC Research 1998 now available on the Web
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OCLC began to address Year 2000 issues in 1995
by Bob Murphy
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OCLC in final phases of testing for Year 2000
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Y2K issues not restricted to OCLC online services
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Y2K transition weekend will give staff time to monitor systems
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OCLC SiteSearch 4.1 suite offers greater customization and focus on emerging technology
by Meredith Dean
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New versions of OCLC CJK and CatME software mow available
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The 'New' Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire
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Transcribed by Lesa Ng
28 January 2000