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Cornell University Library contributes 64 millionth record
to WorldCat

Entered on February 17, the record was for the book A Survey of Indian Industries, 1962. The 63 millionth record was added January 18 by the Toronto Public Library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for the book Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum, by Baron Ludvig Holdberg.

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Online searches grew 55 percent to nearly 5.1 billion in December 2005

Google sees five-point gain in search share rankings

Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, reports that the total number of searches in the U.S. conducted across approximately 60 search engines grew 55 percent year-over-year to nearly 5.1 billion searches in December 2005. There were 3.3 billion searches conducted via search engines in December 2004. While the number of searches conducted online swelled, the number of people connecting to the Internet rose a mere three percent to 207 million people.

Google rose nearly six percentage points to garner a 49 percent share of all searches in December 2005 from a year prior. Yahoo! Search and MSN Search experienced slight declines in their search share points.

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2007 IFLA/OCLC Fellows Program deadline approaching

The deadline to apply for the 2007 IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program is rapidly approaching. Complete applications, which include a cover sheet, a résumé, an essay of 1,000 words or less about the applicant's professional plans and three letters of recommendation, must be submitted by Friday, March 17, 2006. Only complete applications will be considered.

The Fellowship Program, jointly sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and OCLC, provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies.

Application information
2007 Program Guidelines
2007 Application

OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

University of Lagos
Location: Victoria Island, Nigeria
OCLC Symbol: NGLAG
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA

Waukegan Public Schools
Location: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILNIL
OCLC Network: ILLINET

Afriterra Foundation
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
OCLC Symbol: AFTRA
OCLC Network: NELINET

Membership guidelines

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Cornell University Library contributes 64 millionth record to WorldCat