Tag Archives: Licensing

OCLC Withdraws Records Policy

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Rick Mason

The Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship has released their final report on OCLC’s proposed policy for use of records (pdf), and after reviewing the report, OCLC has formally withdrawn the policy. This conclusion to the … Continue reading →

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ICOLC weighs in on OCLC

Posted on 13 May 2009 by Rick Mason

The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has weighed in on OCLC’s proposed policy changes.  Of note: “The proposed policy appears to freeze OCLC’s role in the library community based on historical and current relationships. We share the concern, voiced … Continue reading →

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Sending OCLC on its way

Posted on 22 February 2009 by Rick Mason

Sending OCLC on its way is a post by Peter Brantley on his Thoughts and Speculations blog.  It focuses on the library world’s reaction to OCLC’s licensing change, and cautions against our overreacting. He is not an apologist for OCLC, … Continue reading →

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OCLC Policy – Final Report to the ARL Board

Posted on 21 February 2009 by Rick Mason

The ARL’s Ad Hoc Task Force has submitted their final report (pdf) on the OCLC license policy change, and there is a great deal of constructive advice for OCLC to use.  The report’s Summary of Recommendations: OCLC needs to develop … Continue reading →

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Open Solutions for Libraries

Posted on 3 February 2009 by Rick Mason

Open Solutions for Libraries Gain Momentum is an article on Information Today which gives an excellent overview of the current state of library data and sharing.  Not only does it present the current struggle with OCLC’s licensing efforts with a … Continue reading →

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OCLC License Policy at ALA Midwinter

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A few links of note: Library Journal has an overview of the panel session – OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms. Karen Calhoun, Vice President OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, has posted the slides from her presentation. … Continue reading →

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Library Books in your Search Engine

Posted on 22 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Why you can’t find a library book in your search engine is an article in The Guardian.  It is a good overview of the broader issues surrounding the OCLC Licensing problem, and is written for the general reader (i.e. this … Continue reading →

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OCLC Creates Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship

Posted on 13 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Some big news from OCLC:  They are creating a review board to solicit feedback about their licensing policy (and judging from the press release, the entire concept of sharing library data).  They are drawing from the OCLC Board of Trustees … Continue reading →

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Why Libraries Must Reject the OCLC Policy

Posted on 11 January 2009 by Rick Mason

We are now one month away from the implementation of OCLC’s new records policy.  Tim Spaulding at Thingology has compiled seven arguments why libraries should resist the license. Even if you don’t feel that OCLC intends to take a hard … Continue reading →

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OCLC License Policy – A Recommendation

Posted on 10 December 2008 by Rick Mason

I wrote a recommendation, on request, about the impact to my workplace of the OCLC license policy changes that are scheduled to start in February.  I am posting an exerpt here, not because I feel it brings anything new to … Continue reading →

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Rational and Well Thought-Out OCLC Response

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Rick Mason

Over the past few days, I have been gathering my thoughts together in order to post an essay-style overview of the issues surrounding the OCLC records policy changes.  As of now, I am going to put those thoughts aside, as … Continue reading →

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OCLC WorldCat is the Tiger, not the Lady?

Posted on 3 November 2008 by Rick Mason

OCLC released their updated Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records yesterday, with implementation scheduled for mid-February.  If you see the phrase We are reconsidering some aspects of the policy. More information will be available in the near future. … Continue reading →

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