Bibliographic records vendor OCLC to create MARC records for Cambridge University Press eBook products

Cambridge University Press has teamed up with OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) to create MARC records for its eBook Products.

In November 2012 OCLC will begin to create MARC records for titles across a number of Cambridge eBook products; Cambridge Histories Online, Cambridge Companions Online, Cambridge Histories Online, Shakespeare Survey Online, and University Publishing Online.

Founded in 1967, OCLC is the world leader in bibliographic records creation. A not-for-profit organisation, it currently has more than 72,000 member libraries from around the world and also maintains WorldCat, the world's largest online public access catalogue (OPAC).

Cambridge University Press decided to partner with OCLC in bibliographic record creation because of their well-known and respected position within the global library community.

OCLC will create MARC records of the utmost quality for Cambridge University Press with enriched metadata thus allowing for greater discoverablity of Cambridge University Press eBooks.

Hannah Perrett, Digital Director, Academic Group at Cambridge University Press, said: "We are delighted to be partnering with OCLC. This is the latest in a series of enhancements to our platforms supporting our drive to provide a constantly improving customer experience."

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About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Dedicated to excellence, its purpose is to further the University's objective of advancing knowledge, education, learning, and research.

Its extensive peer-reviewed publishing lists comprise over 45,000 titles covering academic research, professional development, over 300 research journals, school-level education, English language teaching and bible publishing.

Playing a leading role in today's international market place, Cambridge University Press has over 50 offices around the globe, and it distributes its products to nearly every country in the world.

About Cambridge University Press's eBook product suite

Cambridge University Press offers eBook titles via a number of platforms including, Cambridge Companions Online, Cambridge Histories Online, Cambridge Books Online, and Shakespeare Survey Online. These products contain over 21,000 titles of renowned and authoritative scholarship in a diverse array of subject areas.

For further information go to:

Cambridge Books Online: http://ebooks.cambridge.org
Cambridge Companions Online: http://cco.cambridge.org
Cambridge Histories Online: http://histories.cambridge.org
Shakespeare Survey Online: http://cco.cambridge.org/uid=10159/collection?id=SSurvey

Cambridge University Press also offers University Publishing Online, a platform compromising of over 14,000 cross searchable eBook titles from nine presses, including eight partner presses.

For further information, go to: www.universitypublishingonline.org