It is my hope that individual libraries who disagree with the policy are
letting OCLC know as well and they are not just relying on consortia
statements. I don't know which OCLC is more or less likely to listen to,
so I think having statements such as the one ICOLC put out endorsed by
individual libraries as well as independent organizations such as ELUNA,
ICODI and UUGI representing libraries is extremely desirable.
Edward
B.G. Sloan wrote:
>
> 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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Received on Fri May 15 2009 - 16:25:30 EDT