OCLC Office of Research

Overview

Works:	321 works in 397 publications in 1 language and 2,375 library holdings
Genres:	Periodicals Library use studies Conference proceedings Bibliography Case studies
Roles:	sht
Classifications:	Z674.82.O15, 021.65

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Publications about OCLC

Publications by OCLC

Most widely held works about OCLC

OCLC and the Internet : an historical overview of research activities, 1990-1999 ( Book )
OCLC Research publications repository by OCLC ( )
Web Characterization Project by OCLC ( )
Projects by OCLC ( )
OCLC research by OCLC ( )

OCLC awards 1997 research grants ( Book )
Interview with Lorcan Dempsey--marking his appointment as Vice President, OCLC Office of Research ( )
OCLC Research / internal publications by OCLC ( )
Research Grant Program: research grants awarded by OCLC ( )
Library research activities at OCLC Online Computer Library Center by Michael J McGill ( )
Perspectives on ETDs (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) : Library issues and responsibilities by OCLC ( Visual )
OCLC Office of Research by OCLC ( )
Research Grant Program: call for proposals by OCLC ( )
OCLC's Office of Research active in preservation by Mary C Taylor ( )
Previous Research Advisory Committee members by OCLC ( )
Visiting scholars: previous visiting scholars by OCLC ( )
Research Advisory Committee meets with OCLC staff to discuss projects, directions by Bradley C Watson ( )
Reference in Context by OCLC ( )
OCLC Research highlights : progress in support of the RLG partnership ( Book )
OCLC Research / archives / monograph series by OCLC ( )

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Most widely held works by OCLC

Annual review of OCLC research ( )
in English and held by 657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

OPACs and beyond : proceedings of a joint meeting of the British Library, DBMIST, and OCLC, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, August 17-18, 1988 ( Book )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Assessing information on the Internet : toward providing library services for computer-mediated communication ( Book )
5 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Current utilization of online catalogs : transaction log analysis by John E Tolle ( Book )
5 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Research report on the process of subject searching in the library catalog : final report of the subject access research project by Karen Markey ( Book )
6 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Research report prepared for OCLC on end user behavior on the Ohio State University Libraries' online catalog : a computer monitoring study by Christine L Borgman ( Book )
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dewey decimal classification online project : evaluation of a library schedule and index integrated into the subject searching capabilities of an online catalog by Karen Markey ( Book )
4 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A comprehensive study of online public access catalogs : an overview and application of findings by Neal K Kaske ( Book )
5 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Online catalog use : results of surveys and focus group interviews in several libraries by Karen Markey ( Book )
5 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Indexes to the established titles, variant titles, obsolete uniform titles, and work numbers in the Library of Congress Name-Authority File for the works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Telemann by Jeanette Marie Drone ( Book )
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Research report prepared for OCLC on multidimensional mapping of libraries based on shared holdings in the OCLC Online Union Catalog by William E McGrath ( Book )
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Music subject headings from the machine-readable Library of Congress subject authority file by Jeanette Marie Drone ( Book )
2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How public library patrons use nonfiction books by Chandra Prabha ( Book )
3 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Research report prepared for OCLC on videotex project reviews II by Robert E Widing ( Book )
1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 38 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nonfiction book use by academic library users by Chandra Prabha ( Book )
3 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Final report to the Council on Library Resources ( Book )
4 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Highlights of the annual review of OCLC research ( )
in English and held by 14 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Abstracts of reports published in the online version of: Annual review of OCLC research

The incentives to preserve digital materials : roles, scenarios, and economic decision-making by Brian F Lavoie ( Book )
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Determining the content of machine-readable subdivision records by Karen Markey ( Book )
3 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This research project suggests enhancements to machine-readable authority records for subdivisions so that online systems can determine automatically whether the individual components of the headings are correctly formulated and authorized for use with a particular main heading

Research report on online public access catalogs : the user interface by Charles R Hildreth ( Book )
1 edition published in 1982 in English and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Associated Subjects

Academic libraries Authority files (Information retrieval) Books and reading Cataloging of computer files Cataloging of databases Cataloging of music Classification, Dewey decimal Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal) Computer networks Data transmission systems Dempsey, Lorcan Digital preservation Information networks Information services Information storage and retrieval systems Internet Libraries--Automation--Research Libraries--Communication systems Libraries--Research Library catalogs and users Library cooperation Library information networks Library information networks--Research Library science--Research Library science--Scholarships, fellowships, etc Library surveys Library use studies Multidimensional scaling OCLC OCLC.--Office of Research OCLC.--Office of Technical Planning Online bibliographic searching Online data processing Online library catalogs Online library catalogs--Subject access Public libraries Public services (Libraries) Research Libraries Group Subject headings Subject headings, Library of Congress Subject headings--Music Subject heading subdivisions Titles of musical compositions Uniform titles (Cataloging) Union catalogs United States User interfaces (Computer systems) Videotex systems World Wide Web World Wide Web--Research

Alternative Names

controlled identity OCLC. Programs and Research Division

OCLC. Research

Languages

English (87)