28 Oct 15:26
OCLC's Policy for WorldCat Records
Posted on behalf of Karen Calhoun, please forgive cross-posting Dear listserv readers, I am responding to the messages regarding OCLC's policy for the use and transfer of WorldCat records, which was discussed at the recent OCLC Members Council meeting last week. I regret NYLINK's premature messages to its member libraries during this week. This week was intended as the updated policy's discussion period with Members Council delegates and directors of OCLC's regional networks. NYLINK's message expresses the understanding that "access and use of OCLC online systems by any institution after November 2nd will be taken as acceptance of the new policy." Because of concerns expressed by the Members Council delegates and network directors since last Monday, October 20, the sentence to which the NYLINK message refers is no longer in the policy. It's unfortunate that an update to the existing policy has been announced to you in this way, because I believe the updated policy will be generally welcomed by the OCLC membership, as it opens WorldCat records to new, noncommercial uses by members and non-member libraries alike. The existing Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-Derived Records (http://www.oclc.org/us/en/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidel ines/default.htm <http://www.oclc.org/us/en/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidel ines/default.htm> ) was last updated in 1987. In response to changing needs and opportunities for the sharing of WorldCat records, OCLC has been working in recent months to update the twenty-one year old policy. In the process, OCLC impaneled a group of experts from member libraries and partners around the world, who advised us how to update the existing Guidelines. The intent of the updated policy, due for release next week, is to: * Respond to the changing information landscape * Modernize the language of the Guidelines * Make it clearer how WorldCat records can be used and shared * Expand the opportunities for record sharing among members and non-members * Clarify OCLC's support for WorldCat data sharing that encourages innovation and benefits libraries while protecting OCLC members' investment in WorldCat The week of Nov. 2, OCLC is putting up new Web pages to inform members about the updated policy and provide its text. You will be seeing a variety of announcements giving the URL. In the meantime, if your library is a member of NYLINK, and you have questions about the message you have received from NYLINK, please don't hesitate to contact me at 800-848-5878. If I am not available to talk with you, your call will be routed to a team that is prepared to respond to your concerns. Karen Calhoun Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services 800-848-5878 ******************************************************************** This message was posted through the OCLC list server. If you wish to change your subscription, please send a message to listserv@... with one of the following in the body of the message: "unsubscribe OCLC-Cat" to unsubscribe "set OCLC-Cat digest" to receive OCLC-Cat in digest form "set OCLC-Cat nomail" to set your options to no mail "set OCLC-Cat mail" to restart your mail You may also subscribe or unsubscribe to OCLC-Cat and other OCLC mailing lists at http://www.oclc.org/oclc/forms/listserv.htm. *********************************************************************** E-mail AUTOCAT listowners: autocat-request@... Search AUTOCAT archives: http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/autocat.html Selected AUTOCAT commands: http://www.cwu.edu/~dcc/Autocat/options.html By posting messages to AUTOCAT, the author does not cede copyright ***********************************************************************
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