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Date: March 17, 2010 3:53:02 PM EDT
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Subject: Important changes to OCLC NetLibrary and FirstSearch Services
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OCLC Updates and Special Offers: eContent
OCLC is making important changes in our content services
Today, we are announcing important changes to the OCLC NetLibrary
Service and to the FirstSearch Service.
OCLC and EBSCO Publishing have announced that EBSCO has acquired the
NetLibrary Division. The purchase includes the NetLibrary eBook and
eAudiobook platform as well as operations and infrastructure in
Boulder, Colorado. As eBooks become mainstream components of a
library's eContent collections, there is increasing value to
libraries to be able to integrate eBook acquisitions and delivery
with other electronic databases and eJournals. EBSCO will maintain
and enhance the NetLibrary platform and will also work to integrate
NetLibrary eBooks into the EBSCOhost platform. There will be no
interruption in service to libraries.
We are also announcing an important change to our FirstSearch
content services. OCLC is transitioning out of our role as reseller
of vendor-owned content. Therefore we will transfer or discontinue
sale of the vendor-owned databases on FirstSearch when subscriptions
have ended. We will instead increase our focus for both FirstSearch
and WorldCat.org on providing libraries with access to a rich set of
library-owned content and increasing visibility and access to the
full scope of a library's collection. We will work with libraries,
publishers and other information providers to expand WorldCat.org as
a comprehensive platform for eContent. As a part of this migration,
EBSCO has acquired the rights to license a select number of vendor-
owned databases that we currently offer on FirstSearch. Our long-
term relationship with H.W. Wilson is also changing as we will work
together to transition from reselling Wilson databases on
FirstSearch to indexing Wilson databases in WorldCat Local over the
coming months. There will be no interruption in service to libraries.
Please see our letter to members and news releases for more
information.
Letter to members
EBSCO news release
H.W. Wilson news release
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