TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Library
MEETING DATE: September 9, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barb Chapman
PHONE:
707-367-8216
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mellisa Hannum
PHONE:
707-882-3114
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Framework Agreement with OCLC Global Library Cooperative for the Library to Subscribe to WorldShare Metadata and Interlibrary Loan Services in the Annual Amount of Approximately $2,500, to Collaborate with Member Library Systems to Provide Bibliographic Records and Interlibrary Loan Services
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Framework Agreement with OCLC Global Library Cooperative for the Library to subscribe to WorldShare Metadata and Interlibrary Loan Services in the annual amount of approximately $2,500, to collaborate with member Library systems to provide bibliographic records and interlibrary loan services; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
OCLC is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes cooperation among libraries worldwide. Thousands of libraries in over one hundred countries use OCLC services to catalog, acquire, and lend print and electronic library items. OCLC was established to help to automate the traditional library card catalog and became a collaborative venture.
OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain the WorldCat-the OCLC online catalog used by libraries including Mendocino, Sonoma, and Lake County. Ongoing collaboration led to additional OCLC services which Mendocino County Library uses such as WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Services. The Library receives a credit of $20 to $40 every month for participating in the WorldCat and WorldShare Programs. The total cost of expenses and credits for FY 2024-2025 came to $1,688. The Library is asking for approval for the contract to participate in OCLC services and which auto renews ann...
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