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2005 IFLA/OCLC Fellows Program Deadline Approaching

ATLA seeks theological librarians for a new fifth fellowship

The deadline to apply for the 2005 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, April 23, 2004. Only complete applications will be considered. The Fellowship Program provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies.

OCLC and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions are happy to welcome a third sponsor for the 2005 program. This year, a fifth Fellow will be selected thanks to the generosity of the American Theological Library Association (ATLA). Established in 1946, ATLA is a professional association of more than 800 individual, institutional and affiliate members providing programs, products and services in support of theological and religious studies libraries and librarians. ATLA’s ecumenical membership represents many religious traditions and denominations.

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ERIC database finds a new home

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $34.6 million contract to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) of Rockville, Maryland to develop and operate a new database system for the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). With the new ERIC, individuals will be able to go to one Web site to search a comprehensive database of journal articles and document abstracts and descriptions and, for the first time, directly access full text. The database will include as much free full text as possible, and links will be provided to commercial sources so that individuals can purchase journal articles and other full text immediately.

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OCLC Preservation Services: Take a new online tour

Learn how OCLC’s preservation solutions can add value to your collections while preserving them for generations to come. Making the Case for Preservation Services, a 10-minute online video, takes you on a tour of an OCLC preservation lab and shows you the breadth of OCLC’s service offerings. These services can solve your toughest preservation challenges and help you optimize access to your rare materials, manage your resources and provide improved service to your patrons.

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OCLC welcomes the following new member libraries

La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León—Facultad de Psicología
Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
OCLC Symbol: MXFDP
OCLC Network: OCLC Latin America & the Caribbean

La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León—Facultad Salud Pública y Nutrición
Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
OCLC Symbol: MXSPN
OCLC Network: OCLC Latin America & the Caribbean

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WorldCat update

Every 12 seconds an OCLC member library adds a new record to WorldCat, which contains more than 54 million records representing 918,321,860 holding locations as of March 27, 2004. Every 4 seconds an OCLC member library fills an interlibrary loan request using WorldCat, which has supported 134,614,663 interlibrary loan requests as of March 27, 2004. A library user searches WorldCat using the OCLC FirstSearch service every second.

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