Re: Proposed OCLC Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records

From: Edward M. Corrado <ecorrado_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:52:07 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
It also recommends that a new policy is crafted using a process that:

• Includes formal participation by members of the Global Council, the 
OCLC Board, and the OCLC Strategic Leadership Team
• Incorporates input from the broader community
• Recognizes the complexity of the information ecosystem in which OCLC 
and its members operate
• Is transparent

and that the new policy should:

    • Be based on clearly articulated principles
    • Impart confidence to members and partners building strategies
    predicated on WorldCat
    • Support innovation


As I said on my blog, this is great news.

Edward



Naomi Young wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Karen Coyle <lists_at_kcoyle.net> wrote:
>   
>> Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
>>     
>>> Was it posed prematurely or something and then removed? Or am I just
>>> dense? I can't find anything relevant on this page.
>>>       
>> On the right, there's a "news about the review board" -- click on the 'watch
>> the recording...'
>>
>> kc
>>     
> Alternatively, here is the "money quote" (money bullets?) from the
> presentation slides themselves (slide 8):
>
> •We affirm that a policy is needed, but not this policy
> •Formally withdraw the proposed policy
> •Until a new policy is in place, reaffirm the existence and
> applicability of the Nov. 16, 1987 “Guidelines for the Use and
> Transfer of OCLC-Derived Records.”
>
>
> Naomi
>
>   
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