For Immediate Release
Contact: Loretta Carstens
301/405-9128
lcarsten@umd.edu

September 12, 2005

University of Maryland Libraries to Host Address by OCLC President
Jay Jordan will speak on global cooperation
 

(College Park, MD) Jay Jordan will deliver an address, “New Opportunities for Global Cooperation: OCLC’s Strategic Directions,” on Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at 2:30pm. The address will be followed by a reception. Both will be in the Special Events Room (6137) of the McKeldin Library, on the College Park campus. The address is an Official 150th Anniversary Event at UMCP.

In May 1998 Mr. Jordan became the fourth president and CEO in the 38-year history of the Online Computer Library Center, headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. He came to OCLC after a 24-year career with Information Handling Services, an international publisher of databases, where he held a series of key positions in top management, including president of IHS Engineering. Under Jordan’s leadership, OCLC has built a new technological platform, introduced new services, created a library advocacy program, and introduced new initiatives to make library holdings and libraries more visible on the open Web through Google WorldCat.

Jordan has overseen a period of remarkable growth for OCLC. Since 1998, the number of libraries participating in the OCLC cooperative has grown from 30,000 to 55,000 worldwide. The number of participating institutions outside the U.S. has increased from 3,200 in 64 countries to more than 10,000 in 95 countries.

Individuals planning to attend this event should RSVP by September 26 to Loretta Carstens at the phone or e-mail above. Directions to the College Park campus are at http://www.cvs.umd.edu/visit/directions.html. Information about parking on campus is at http://www.cvs.umd.edu/visit/parking.html.

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