Re: "SkyRiver Sparks Cataloging Competition with OCLC" ?

From: Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:38:01 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Charley Pennell wrote:
> vendors probably offer this service as well.  It would only become a
> full-fledged bibliographic utility if III maintained the database in
> real time (not with weekly batch updates from LC), linked authority to
> bib records, allowed libraries to indicate/set holdings, load original
> records into the system, request ILL from other members as well as
> non-members, create union lists, and so on.
I believe that Ex Libris is trying to do all (and more) this with their 
in development product. We will see how they do, it's interesting.
Received on Tue Oct 06 2009 - 17:41:39 EDT