A non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has announced the acquisition of IFNET through its subsidiary OCLC EMEA B.V. IFNET is the distributor of library automation software and services in Italy.
IFNET, formerly IF, was founded in Italy in 1985 by a group of librarians with the goal of establishing a national reference point for the automation of library services. Since then, it has expanded its core business to become a leading distributor of library software and services in Italy for all libraries, including public, special, academic and corporate libraries, as well as documentation centres.
IFNET's activities include distribution and implementation of library automation software, library consultancy, conversions, training, cataloguing services and subject heading and thesaurus projects.
IFNET staff, as part of OCLC, will focus on providing and supporting OCLC services to libraries in Italy. The six IFNET staff members will join the OCLC staff.
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