It's been my experience working in consortia that vendors pay more attention to what groups of libraries say, rather than what individual libraries say.
Bernie Sloan
--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_JHU.EDU> wrote:
From: Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_JHU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Ex Libris and SirsiDynix user groups endorse ICOLC statement on Proposed OCLC Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 3:33 PM
So, is it just me, or does it seem like various organizations OF libraries are more willing to sign on to an agreement like than any individual libraries would be?
I mean, I know that this particular agreement is probably only "signable" by a consortial-type organization.
But in general now, we have organizations representing thousands of libraries, with ARL and ICOLC, sending messages strongly supporting more open-ness in OCLC records. How many of these thousands of libraries represented have sent such messages to OCLC? Why or why not?
I think actually messages from individual libraries will probably have MORE net impact on OCLC's internal decision making than consortial statements. I don't think ARL, or ICOLC, or ELUNA etc, pay OCLC anything. It's the individual libraries who do.
Jonathan
Pascal Calarco wrote:
> The leadership of three library vendor user communities in North America have agreed to co-endorse the the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) Statement on the Proposed OCLC Policy for Use and
> Transfer of WorldCat Records, dated May 11, 2009
> (http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/statement-oclcrecorduse.htm).
>
> The Ex Libris Users of North America has 313 institutional members,
> including consortia, in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the
> Carribean and represents approximately 1950 libraries in these countries
> that license Ex Libris' library applications and systems.
>
> The Unicorn Users Group International (UUGI) represents 250
> institutional members, including consortia, in the United States and
> Canada representing libraries that use the SIRSI Unicorn ILS.
>
> The Customers of Dynix, Inc. (CODI) represents 532 institutional member
> libraries, including consortia, in the United States, Canada, Australia
> and the United Kingdom representing libraries that use the Dynix ILS.
>
> Pascal V. Calarco
> ELUNA Steering Committee Chair, 2009-2010
> University of Notre Dame/Michiana Academic Library Consortium
> Notre Dame, IN
>
> Carla Clark,
> Chair, UUGI
> Noel Memorial Library
> Louisiana State University in Shreveport
> Shreveport, LA
>
> Colleen Medling
> CODI President
> Salt Lake County Library Services
> Salt Lake City, UT
>
> ------------------------------------
> Pascal Calarco
> Head, Library Information Systems
> Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame
> University of Notre Dame /
> Michiana Academic Library Consortium
> Notre Dame, IN USA
> http://www.library.nd.edu/
> -------------------------------------
>
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