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Because WorldCat Entities data can be accessed in new ways by libraries, partners, and services across the web, important resources and knowledge collections are visible and useful in more online environments.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol/col1/image.img.jpg/1719233388961.jpg" alt="Photo illustation: WorldCat Entities interface" title="illo_discoverability" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0" id="vertical-center-photo-left"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_1349863187/col0/image.img.jpg/1719233389014.jpg" alt="Photo illustation: Librarian working at her desk" title="illo_workflow" 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-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2>Integrate linked data management into your existing workflows</h2> <p>With Meridian, you don’t need to go “all in” at once. You can contribute in ways that make sense for your library or organization, without disruption to current workflows. Use the web application to create, curate, and connect WorldCat Entities data one at a time, or use the suite of APIs to easily convert and leverage existing metadata at scale.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0" id="vertical-center-photo-right"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2>Discover, emphasize, and analyze important relationships</h2> <p>A <a href="#meridian-apis">suite of WorldCat Entities APIs</a> enables users to connect identifiers from disparate sources (such as ORCID, ISNI, VIAF, etc.), learn of changes to WorldCat Entities data, and retrieve subsets of related data from WorldCat Entities and WorldCat for use in local discovery applications.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_/col1/image.img.jpg/1719233389102.jpg" alt="Photo illustation: Data from a WorldCat Entities file" title="illo_entities" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default" id="meridian-benefits"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2 class="center">Contribute to a scalable, sustainable network of linked data</h2> </div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <p><strong>Create</strong> linked data entities that can improve research, analysis, and discovery across diverse types of data.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <p><strong>Connect</strong> to any other library or nonlibrary dataset supported by linked data technology.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c2"> <div class="col2 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <p><strong>Integrate</strong> with existing MARC records and other datasets, systems, and services.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default" id="meridian-stats"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="highlightbox section">  <div class="hbox "> <div class="highlightbox parsys"><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="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 src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_1201765841/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_1758498771/col0/highlightbox_copy/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol/col0/parsyscolumncontrol/col0/image.img.png/1719233389441.png" alt="Icon: WorldCat Entities" title="icons_worldcat_stats" 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"> <p class="center"><span class="stat-number"><span name="Sprinkles:statistics/worldcat/entities" class="cq-rte-sprinkles">150+</span></span><span class="visually-hidden"> </span><span class="stat-million">million</span><span class="visually-hidden"> </span><span class="stat-desc">WorldCat Entities</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt0-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><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 src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_1201765841/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_1758498771/col0/highlightbox_copy/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol/col1/parsyscolumncontrol/col0/image_copy.img.png/1719233389532.png" alt="Icon: WorldCat Entities URIs" title="icons_worldcat_stats" 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"> <p class="center"><span class="stat-number"><span class="cq-rte-sprinkles" name="Sprinkles:statistics/worldcat/entities-uris">400+</span></span><span class="visually-hidden"> </span><span class="stat-million">million</span><span class="visually-hidden"> </span><span class="stat-desc small">WorldCat Entities URIs added to WorldCat MARC records</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5" id="meridian-quote"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <p class="quote">“Evolving library data into linked data frees the knowledge in library collections and connects it to the knowledge streams that inform our everyday lives—on the web, through smart devices, and using technologies like AI.”</p> <p class="attr"><strong>Jeff Mixter</strong><br /> Senior Product Manager, Metadata and Digital Services, OCLC</p> <p class="blog-link"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/intro-to-library-linked-data/" target="_blank" title="An introduction to linked data">Read Jeff’s blog post, “An introduction to linked data”</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt5-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol__1699210307/col1/image_copy.img.jpg/1719233389596.jpg" alt="Photo: Jeff Mixter" title="Photo: Jeff Mixter" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default" id="meridian-apis"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-default-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="highlightbox section">  <div class="hbox "> <div class="highlightbox parsys"><div class="text parbase section"> <h2>Easily convert and leverage your existing metadata at scale with APIs</h2> <p>Developers can take advantage of a suite of WorldCat Entities APIs that provides different levels of programmatic access. APIs are backed by the latest privacy, security, and compliance standards—visit our <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/trust.html" target="_blank" title="Visit the Trust Center">Trust Center</a> to learn how OCLC keeps your data safe.</p> </div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol/col0/image.img.png/1719233389771.png" alt="Icon: Entity Management API" title="icon_api_mgmt" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/entity-management.en.html" title="Learn about the Entity Management API">Entity Management API</a></h3> <p class="included">Included</p> <p>Create and curate WorldCat Entities linked data</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol/col1/image_copy.img.png/1719233389818.png" alt="Icon: Entity Search API" title="icon_api_search" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/entity-search.en.html" title="Learn about the Entity Search API">Entity Search API</a></h3> <p class="included">Included</p> <p>Search for identifiers that match existing descriptive metadata</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c2"> <div class="col2 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol/col2/image_copy.img.png/1719233389866.png" alt="Icon: Entity Changes API" title="icon_api_changes" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/entity-changes.en.html" title="Learn about the Entity Changes API">Entity Changes API</a></h3> <p class="included">Included</p> <p>Learn when there are changes to WorldCat Entities data</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="parsyscolumncontrol section"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2"> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c0"> <div class="col0 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol_/col0/image.img.png/1719233389970.png" alt="Icon: PID Lookup API" title="icon_api_pid_lookup" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/pid-lookup.en.html" title="Learn about the PID Lookup API">PID Lookup API</a></h3> <p class="included">Included</p> <p>Connect persistent identifiers (PID) from multiple vocabularies</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c1"> <div class="col1 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol_/col1/image_copy.img.png/1719233390023.png" alt="Icon: Entity Connections API" title="icon_api_connections" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/entity-connections.en.html" title="Learn about the Entity Connections API">Entity Connections API</a></h3> <p class="premium">Add-on</p> <p>Retrieve subsets of related data for use in local discovery applications</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt2-c2"> <div class="col2 parsys"><div class="image parbase section"> <figure class="figure-stack-image"> <img src="/content/marketing/publish/en_us/meridian/_jcr_content/par/parsyscolumncontrol_116388725/col0/parsyscolumncontrol_276701374/col0/highlightbox/highlightbox/parsyscolumncontrol_/col2/image_copy.img.png/1719233390076.png" alt="Icon: Entity Query API" title="icon_api_query" class="cq-dd-image"> <figcaption> <div class="img-caption"></div> <div class="img-attribution"></div> </figcaption> </figure></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <h3><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/entity-query.en.html" title="Learn about the Entity Query API">Entity Query API</a></h3> <p class="premium">Add-on</p> <p>Query the entire WorldCat Entities dataset</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p class="cta center"><a href="https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis.meridian.en.html" class="btn-link blue outline" title="Explore the WorldCat Entity APIs">Explore API resources and documentation</a></p> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> 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evolution of library metadata</h3> <p>OCLC recognizes metadata and metadata expertise is more important than ever for the sharing of knowledge. 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