Online Computer Library Center

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/online-computer-library-center

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Online Computer Library Center built?1967
2. What is the organization type?Global library cooperative
3. What is the key principle?Collaborative resource sharing and bibliographic data management
4. What is the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)?OCLC is a group that helps libraries around the world share books and information using computers. It started in 1967 by librarians in Ohio who wanted to use technology to make library work easier.
5. Why did OCLC start in 1967?Librarians in Ohio saw that computers could make cataloging faster and cheaper, so they created a shared system to reduce costs and avoid duplicate work.

Bibliographic Data: Information describing a library item, such as title, author, publisher, and subject headings.
Shared Cataloging: A system where multiple libraries contribute to and utilize a common set of catalog records.
Resource Discovery: The process of finding and accessing information resources within a library or across multiple institutions.
Linked Data: A method of publishing structured data on the web in a way that it can be interlinked.