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Both big and small.</p> <p class="tagline">Because what is known must be shared®.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default" id="main-body"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-1-fc"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-1-fc-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="pills parbase section"> <ul id="pill-nav"> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-active" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/about.html" title="" rel="#">Overview</a> </li> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-link" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/about/leadership.html" title="" rel="#">Leadership</a> </li> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-link" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/about/finance.html" title="" rel="#">Finance</a> </li> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-link" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/trust.html" title="Trust Center" rel="#">Trust Center</a> </li> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-link" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/about/diversity-and-advancing-racial-equity.html" title="" rel="#">Diversity</a> </li> <li class="pill-nav-item"> <a class="pill-nav-link" href="https://www.oclc.org/en/about/awards.html" title="" rel="#">Awards and professional development</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-1-fc"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-1-fc-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2 class="graphik"><strong>Together</strong> we go further, faster.</h2> </div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-flt-left"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/about/_jcr_content/hero_area/parsyscolumncontrol__1/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col0/image_16ed.img.jpg/1706645618243.jpg" alt="Person uses tablet computer in a library" title="We advance understanding and drive innovation." class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h3><strong>We advance</strong> understanding and drive innovation.</h3> <p>We conduct <a href="/content/research.html">research</a> that helps institutions stay ahead of their most pressing challenges. We ensure that the promise of new technologies <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/member-stories.html">makes a difference</a> in the lives of librarians, researchers, and learners. We provide <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/services.html">shared services</a> that help libraries operate more efficiently, enabling them to focus more time and resources on their goals. And we deliver tools and data that member libraries need to fulfill their commitments to the communities and campuses they serve.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <div class="spacer"> <br /> </div> </div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image img-flt-left"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/about/_jcr_content/hero_area/parsyscolumncontrol__1/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col0/parsyscolumncontrol__0/col0/image_16ed.img.jpg/1706645618278.jpg" alt="Female medical technician attends elderly man" title="We connect people to the information they need." class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h3><strong>We connect</strong> people to the information they need.</h3> <p>OCLC libraries collectively steward a vast quantity of knowledge. Working together, we make this information more visible and accessible to end users through <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/worldcat.html">shared WorldCat data</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfuqYRr2vpY">syndication programs,</a> and <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/partners-for-libraries.html">partnerships</a>. This sharing of ideas creates connections both inside and outside the library community. It unites thinkers and doers around common purposes. 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And we can better understand the needs of all researchers, students, and innovators. Learning from each other, leaning on each other, we chart a clearer course across the ever-changing information landscape. Join thousands of member libraries and have a voice in shaping the future.</p> <p>We have greater impact when we work together to champion libraries and increase their visibility. OCLC has a long history of creating, testing, and scaling programs that promote libraries and librarianship. Some examples include: the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/geekthelibrary">Geek the Library</a> (<a href="http://www.bibliofreak.ch/">BiblioFreak</a> in Switzerland) public awareness campaign; <a href="https://www.oclc.org/go/en/outsidethebox.html">Outside the Box</a> event-based community support; and <a href="/content/webjunction.html">WebJunction</a>, an online learning hub for librarians.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <div class="spacer"> <br /> </div> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h2 class="graphik">A <strong>breakthrough</strong> in community.</h2> </div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="videotranslation parbase section"> <div class="par video-container "> <iframe aria-label="Sharing experience to engage a community" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/130547387?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&dnt=1&api=1" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" ></iframe> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <p class="graphik">The story of the Clarkston Independence District Library illustrates the power of library cooperation. 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