Dublin company continues to be recognized for its workplace

  • 2014-07-24
Computerworld has named OCLC, which is headquartered in Dublin, as one of the ‘Best Places to Work in IT’.

The company, which provides various technological services to libraries and carries out research projects, has now picked up the award for nine years in succession.

The 2014 list showed OCLC coming in at number 22 among Small Companies, a category that includes those organizations with fewer than 2,500 workers. Skip Prichard, president and CEO of OCLC, said he was “honored” to have won the title for nine years straight, adding that his company strives to create the best possible working conditions for its employees.

OCLC is a non-profit organization providing computer-based services (including cataloging, resource sharing, library management, reference, preservation, and web services) to thousands of libraries in numerous countries. OCLC and its worldwide library members have created and help maintain WorldCat; a comprehensive catalog that finds library materials throughout the globe.

The group was founded in 1967, and is dedicated to helping the public gain access to information while reducing the costs associated with running a library. Approximately 74,000 libraries in 170 countries used the OCLC system to work with library materials.

Management could consider using this award as part of a company profile. They could work with brochure printers to devise a booklet outlining the company's mission for potential employees.