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Introduction of British Library It is home to the whole of the English language memory since the English word began. Do come and see some of the wonderful literary manuscripts – some poetry thats on show. Labelling in the exhibition galleries is written in English. If you are a more advanced student, you might want to consider becoming a reader here. Its very easy to get an admission – a pass – to use the reading rooms, and there you can call up any kind of English language book you desire, it has them all. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.(A global library cooperative) 【Introduction】???? A global library cooperativeOCLC is a nonprofit membership organization serving 41,000 libraries in 82 countries and territories around the world.MissionTo further access to the worlds information and reduce library costs by offering services for libraries and their users.VisionOCLC will be the leading global library cooperative, helping libraries serve people by providing economical access to knowledge through innovation and collaboration.HistoryFounded in 1967 by university presidents to share library resources and reduce library costs, OCLC introduced an online shared cataloging system for libraries in 1971 that today is used by libraries around the world. The Interlibrary Loan service was introduced in 1979 and since then has been used for more than 116 million loans among 6,700 libraries around the world. The FirstSearch service was introduced as a reference tool in 1991 and is now used by 19,246 libraries. OCLC ’s services OCLC provides bibliographic, abstract and full-text information to anyone. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat—the OCLC Online Union Catalog, the largest online public access catalog (OPAC) in the world. WorldCat has holding records from public and private libraries worldwide. The Open WorldCat program makes records of library-owned materials in OCLCs WorldCat