Interesting news note and stuff for discussion in Banff!
- Ed Teague
>From the press release:
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 3 May 2006 Two of the world's largest membership-based
information organizations have agreed to come together. The combined
organization will offer an integrated product and service line, and will
give libraries, archives and museums new leverage in developing services,
standards and software that will help them support research and
disseminate knowledge online.
The RLG Board of Directors and OCLC Board of Trustees have recommended
that the two service and research organizations be combined effective July
1, 2006. If approved by RLG member institutions, RLG's online products
and services will be integrated with OCLC products and services, and RLG's
program initiatives will be brought forward as a new division of OCLC
Programs and Research.
A combined organization would provide an opportunity to leverage program
strengths, services and innovative research initiatives, and to deliver
more value to a greater number of libraries, museums, archives and other
research organizations around the globe.
Full release:
http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200618.htm
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