The National Library of Israel and OCLC

Authors

  • Elhanan Adler
  • Marina Goldsmith National Library of Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14263/2330-2976.1005

Keywords:

National Library of Israel, Cataloging, Israel, OCLC, WorldCat, MARC format

Abstract

OCLC published the following announcement in December 2008: "The National Library of Israel and OCLC have completed a pilot project that has resulted in the addition of more than 788,000 new bibliographic records and 1.1 million holdings from the national library to WorldCat." The successful completion of this project was the result of a number of policy decisions and technological developments on the part of both parties. This article describes the motivation, history, and challenges of this project.

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Published

2011-12-31

How to Cite

Adler, Elhanan, and Marina Goldsmith. 2011. “The National Library of Israel and OCLC”. Judaica Librarianship 16 (December):83-92. https://doi.org/10.14263/2330-2976.1005.

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