RESEARCH LIBRARIES GROUP

The 'Research Libraries Group' (RLG) is the U.S. library consortium that developed the Eureka interlibrary search engine. Based in Mountain View, California, RLG was founded by a group of major research libraries and museums in 1974, 2 years after another library consortium, OCLC, was founded. A major motivation for RLG’s establishment was dissatisfaction among research institutions with OCLC’s record keeping.

RLG's online database, 'RLIN', (Research Library Information Network) evolved from Stanford Library’s computerized processing system in 1978, but it was generally only for use by library specialists. In 1993, RLG developed Eureka as a user-friendly interface for use by non-librarians.
In June 2006, RLG merged with OCLC; its catalog became part of OCLC's WorldCat, and its current programs have joined with OCLC Research to become OCLC Programs and Research. The existing Mountain View office has been maintained.
Get the latest on updates for the OCLC-RLG transition information.

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Current Projects

References

Current Projects

★ ArchiveGrid

★ CAMIO

References

★ RLG Web site

★ OCLC Web site

★ Information on RLIN Eureka on the Web

★ RLG to combine with OCLC, press release on May 3, 2006