Re: Library cooperation ( was : WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative )

From: Bernhard Eversberg <ev_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:29:24 +0200
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Thomas Krichel wrote:
> 
>   To manifest my conviction I am working on making much of the text
>   of Gorman's "Concise AARC" available for students of my LIS512 class
>   at the Palmer School.
> 
> http://openlib.org/home/krichel/courses/lis512w10s/
> 
>   The rule site is freely accessible, but it is not quite finished
>   yet.
> 

Very good example, and the same thing ought to be possible with RDA or
any tool of our trade. If not, it will be a step backward and limit the
success of RDA from the start. The text must be free, added value may
cost as much as the market is willing to pay.

B.Eversberg
Received on Tue Apr 13 2010 - 05:33:45 EDT