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First Cyrillic, Hebrew and Greek script records enter WorldCat

As part of the Connexion client 1.40 field test, the first Cyrillic script record (OCLC #60678907) was input into WorldCat on June 20 by Diana Brooking, Cataloging Librarian, University of Washington, Suzzallo Library, Seattle, Washington, USA. The first Hebrew script record (OCLC #60690901) was input on June 21, and an existing romanized record (OCLC #9355323) was upgraded to include Greek script on June 22. This month, OCLC implements full support for cataloging using the Hebrew, Cyrillic and Greek scripts, complementing the current offering of Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic scripts and providing librarians with a more complete source for cataloging using the scripts of the world.

Connexion is OCLC’s flagship cataloging service, a powerful, flexible suite of tools with built-in access to WorldCat, the world’s largest bibliographic database. Both a Windows-based client interface and a Web-based browser interface are available.

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Online video has arrived, says new research from the Online Publishers Association

Key findings from an online survey of 27,841 Internet users age 13 and older conducted researching online video viewership:

27 percent watch video at least one time a week and 5 percent daily.
Online viewing is strong throughout the day, evening and weekends.
One-third frequently watch at home, 16 percent watch at work.
News and current events are the most commonly watched.
Most videos are viewed in their entirety.
Ads are noticed and acted upon.
Videos tend to be found through random surfing.
Viewers would likely watch more if sites more effectively exposed their video content and added variety.

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WebJunction announces
Grand Prize winners

At the WebJunction members reception at the ALA Annual Conference, three libraries were named grand prize winners in WebJunction’s annual Awards Program. Each library received a cash prize of $500. The winners were:

Windsor Public Library, Ontario, Canada, for Technology Planning;
Benedictine University Library, Lisle, Illinois, USA, for Innovative Content and Use of Technology; and
Bud Werner Memorial Library, Steamboat Springs, Colorado for Building Digital Opportunity Through Community Engagement.

WebJunction awards program

OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

Memorial University of Newfoundland–Health Sciences Library
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
OCLC Symbol: CAHSL
OCLC Network: OCLC Canada

Rodney Libraries–Orewa
Location: Orewa, New Zealand
OCLC Symbol: NZROD
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Island Park Library
Location: Macks Inn, Idaho, USA
OCLC Symbol: IDIPL
OCLC Network: OCLC Western Service Center

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WorldCat update

WorldCat is the world’s most comprehensive bibliographic database. Updated at a rate of nearly one new record every 10 seconds, WorldCat contains more than 60 million bibliographic records and holdings information contributed by more than 8,600 libraries around the world. The new Open WorldCat program makes the items in library collections—physical and digital, popular or special—discoverable by people searching the Internet.

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First Cyrillic, Hebrew and Greek script records enter WorldCat

Online video has arrived, says new research from the Online Publishers Association

WebJunction announces Grand Prize winners

OCLC welcomes these new member libraries

WorldCat update

WebJunction announces
Grand Prize winners