SkyRiver – a(nother) Bibliographic Utility
North America is gaining its third1 major bibliographic record utility server this month with the unveiling of SkyRiver.
Also tagged disruptive innovation, oclc, skyriver
North America is gaining its third1 major bibliographic record utility server this month with the unveiling of SkyRiver.
Also tagged disruptive innovation, oclc, skyriverAt ALA Midwinter, ALCTS sponsored a panel discussion about sharing library-created data inside and outside the library community, with a particular focus on cataloging data. I was honored to be ask to speak on the topic from the perspective of a consortial office. This is the second and final post in a series that represents an approximation of what I said on the panel.
The first part examined the nature of surrogate records that we create as a means to get users to content. The post looked at where we get records, how humans and machines can create them, and the rights associated with component data that makes up the records.
Also tagged ALA Midwinter 2009, copyright, description, Google Book Search, marc, oclc, openlibraryAt ALA Midwinter, ALCTS sponsored a panel discussion about sharing library-created data inside and outside the library community, with a particular focus on cataloging data. I was honored to be ask to speak on the topic from the perspective of a consortial office. This is the first in a series of posts that represents an approximation of what I said on the panel. (Also be sure to read the summary of the session by Norman Oder in Library Journal.)
Also tagged ALA Midwinter 2009, amazon, copyright, description, Google Book Search, liblime, marc, oclc, openlibrary
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