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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Notes from the OCLC Record Use Policy Council discussion

    On Saturday morning of ALA Midwinter 2010, Dr. Jennifer Younger moderated a session on the progress of the OCLC Record Use Policy Council. The meeting started with an introduction to the reasons behind the creation of the Record Use Council, the charge of the Council from the board of trustees …

     Posted on  January 18, 2010
     and last updated January 18, 2010
     ·  8 minutes reading time
  • What Does It Mean to Be a Member of OCLC?

    This morning I was at the OCLC Americas Regional Council Meeting just prior to the opening of the ALA Midwinter 2010 meeting. In addition to the prepared talks and remarks, there was a series of breakout sessions the end of the meeting. Ever sense the record use policy kerfuffle got …

     Posted on  January 15, 2010
     and last updated January 16, 2010
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Introduces an API for Anyone to Access Book Data

    OCLC announced on Monday the availability of a new API for querying the WorldCat database: the WorldCat Basic API. This is a big deal -- it opens up part of the metadata in WorldCat to anyone who wants it (for non-commercial purposes). Previously, access to WorldCat data through the developer network …

     Posted on  December 16, 2009
     and last updated December 16, 2009
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • OCLC and the Associated Press -- Two Sides of the Same Information Provider Coin?

    I've run across a striking similarity between the bibliographic utility business and the newswire business, particularly in the area of cooperatives. Two cooperatives -- OCLC on the bibliographic utility side and the Associated Press on the newswire side -- have the same pattern of activity:

    • both are membership organizations,
    • both seek to …
     Posted on  November 11, 2009
     and last updated November 11, 2009
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • SkyRiver - a(nother) Bibliographic Utility

    North America is gaining its third ((or fourth? Does Open Library count as a bibliographic utility?)) major bibliographic record utility server this month with the unveiling of SkyRiver Image of SkyRiver Technology's Pre-launch Homepage

    SkyRiver Technology's Pre-launch Homepage
    The website is sparse at the moment -- it says: "We're Skyriver, the new bibliographic utility in town. If …

     Posted on  October 06, 2009
     and last updated January 15, 2018
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Formally Withdraws Proposed Record Use Policy

    OCLC has published the final report from the OCLC Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship and announced the formal withdrawal of the proposed Policy on Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records. In doing so, OCLC has reaffirmed the existence and applicability of the "Guidelines for the …

     Posted on  June 28, 2009
     and last updated June 28, 2009
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Review Board Recommends the Withdraw of Proposed Policy; Advocates for an Open Process

    Earlier today, OCLC posted the recording [Flash] and presentation slides [PDF] from Jennifer Younger's presentation to the Members Council updating them on the progress of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship. Although the work of the Review Board is not yet complete, they are recommending the "policy …

     Posted on  May 20, 2009
     and last updated May 20, 2009
     ·  14 minutes reading time
  • At the Intersection of the OCLC Records Use Policy and the WorldCat Local Cloud-based Library Management Service

    Last Friday, Andrew Pace (Executive Director of Networked Library Services for OCLC) was interviewed by Richard Wallis of Talis on OCLC's recent announcement of a cloud-based library management service. As part of that conversation, Richard and Andrew touched on the ongoing debate on the OCLC record use policy. Below is …

     Posted on  May 13, 2009
     and last updated May 14, 2009
     ·  3 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Record Use Policy Issue Coming to a Head

    In roughly a week, the OCLC membership through the Members Council will hear of the preliminary findings from the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship. The Review Board was tasked with formulating recommendations in response to the community's objections to the proposed Record Use policy. The charter for …

     Posted on  May 12, 2009
     and last updated May 13, 2009
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • OCLC's WorldCat Local "Quick Start"

    Last week, OCLC announced a "strategy to move library management services to Web scale." With this move, OCLC is rebranding "WorldCat Local" to include functions typically associated with an integrated library system. From the press release:

    OCLC plans to release Web-scale delivery and circulation, print and electronic acquisitions, and license …

     Posted on  April 29, 2009
     and last updated April 29, 2009
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Survey Responses Sought from the OCLC Review Board on Shared Data Creation and Stewardship

    The OCLC Review Board on Shared Data Creation and Stewardship is conducting a survey to gather opinions on OCLC's proposed Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records. The survey is 6 pages long and took me about 20 minutes. After the demographic information, the survey asks about your organization's …

     Posted on  March 27, 2009
     and last updated March 27, 2009
     ·  3 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Review Board's Blog

    There is a new page in the Record Use Policy area on the OCLC website with an invitation from Jennifer Younger, chair of the Review Board, inviting members of the community to send e-mail to reviewboard@oclc.org or to post public comments on the Review Board Online Feedback Forum …

     Posted on  February 10, 2009
     and last updated February 10, 2009
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • Members of the OCLC Review Board Announced

    OCLC announced late yesterday the members of the review board. In addition, they announced the establishment of an e-mail address for communicating with the review board (reviewboard@oclc.org).

    Members of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship are:

    • Christopher Cole (FEDLINK): Associate Director for Technical Services, National …
     Posted on  February 07, 2009
     and last updated February 08, 2009
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • On the Role of WorldCat and -Please- Open Up the Discussion

    Nearly a week after it was posted, I came across a posting by Karen Calhoun of OCLC summarizing her impressions of the ALCTS Forum at Midwinter. I thought I had been closely watching the dialog around the policy, so I was surprised when I came across it. That makes me …

     Posted on  February 02, 2009
     and last updated February 02, 2009
     ·  3 minutes reading time
  • Correction Added to Guardian Story on OCLC Record Use Policy

    Last week, The Guardian newspaper in the U.K. published a story on the proposed OCLC record use policy and the controversy surrounding the proposal. As the first story on the controversy to reach the mainstream press, it spawned a flurry of discussion in the blogosphere.

    Yesterday The Guardian posted …

     Posted on  January 31, 2009
     and last updated January 02, 2018
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Further Consideration of OCLC Records Use Policy

    At 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 …

     Posted on  January 28, 2009
     and last updated January 29, 2009
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Consideration of OCLC Records Use Policy

    At 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 …

     Posted on  January 27, 2009
     and last updated January 28, 2009
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • LITA Announces an Unconference for May 2009

    Earlier this week, LITA announced its unconference event: LITACamp. The meeting is scheduled for May 7-8, 2009 at the OCLC Conference Center in Dublin, Ohio. (Map of conference center and surrounding facilities.)

    For those that don't know, the unconference meeting format is one where the topics are picked by those …

     Posted on  December 05, 2008
     and last updated December 05, 2008
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Is OCLC's Change of WorldCat Record Use/Transfer Policy Related to the Google Book Search Agreement?

    Update

    On the Code4Lib IRC channel Thursday afternoon, Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer at OCLC Programs and Research, said that there is absolutely no connection between the policy change and the Google Book Search settlement.

    The Original Post

    Two big and seemingly unrelated things came to light on Tuesday of …

     Posted on  October 30, 2008
     and last updated October 30, 2008
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • OCLC WorldCat Hackathon -- New York City -- November 7-8

    This is interesting news -- Don Hamparian, Manager WorldCat Grid Portfolio at OCLC, formally announced the WorldCat Hackathon to the WorldCat Developer Network Discussion List tonight.

    Join fellow coders, hackers and tech-enthusiasts for a two-day WorldCat Hackathon at the New York Public Library. Sponsored by the OCLC Developer’s Network and …

     Posted on  September 09, 2008
     and last updated September 10, 2008
     ·  2 minutes reading time