Putting the World in WorldCat

Posted On Jul 3 2007 by

Seems like a guy can barely put a print column to bed before there’s another change in the library automation landscape. Back (and exhausted) from ALA, I gleefully submitted my column copy for the August issue of the magazine (during the day even, and not the few minutes before midnight on the day of my deadline as usual) when what should appear but another press release from OCLC. With this much e-mail, Bob Murphy should be on my buddy list! OCLC has just purchased the remaining shares of OCLC PICA, the European arm of the library cooperative. OCLC PICA was …