Unless we have information on the policy that can be acted on, it's
probably better to make sure we get the facts straight before
reacting. We'll get an official pronouncement soon enough, so there's
no need to wring our hands after reading an alarmist message from
autochat.
If mere use of systems constitutes acceptance of policies, y'all
should steer clear of me. Apparently, I subscribe to some really
whacked out ideas -- many of which have nothing to do with OCLC or
libraries...
kyle
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:59 PM, Tim Spalding <tim_at_librarything.com> wrote:
> OCLC record-use policies have been discussed here a number of times.
>
> Patrick Cates said that I could forward his message from AUTOCAT to
> NGC4LIB. Apparently OCLC record use policy has changed, is not yet
> public (or at least known to NYLINK), and if you use OCLC after Nov.
> 2, you've agreed to it. Is there anything going on here?
>
> Tim
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 5:08 PM, <Cates_at_gts.edu> wrote:
>> We received the following message from NYLINK:
>>
>> "At the OCLC Members Council Meeting last week a revised Policy for the Use of WorldCat Records was briefly described.
>>
>> The new policy was previously approved by the OCLC Board of Trustees and will be issued on November 2, 2008 at which time it will become effective.
>>
>> It is my understanding from the presentations at Members Council that access and use of OCLC online systems by any institution after November 2nd will be taken as acceptance of the new policy.
>>
>> We will be carefully reviewing this policy along with legal counsel once it is released and I urge you to do the same prior to using the OCLC online system on or after November 2, 2008."
>>
>> Does anyone know what this is about? I'd like to know what I'm agreeing to before I agree to it. The fact is that most of us aren't going to stop using OCLC next Monday morning to rush to a lawyer, so I guess we're all agreeing to it. Let's hope the change is a good one because there doesn't appear to be a damn thing we can do about it either way. Way to treat your members OCLC!
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> Patrick Cates
>> Technical Services Librarian
>> St. Mark's Library
>> General Theological Seminary
>> 175 Ninth Avenue
>> New York, NY 10011
>> 212-243-5150 x354
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