ISBN-UPC-EAN Lookups
If you are involved with the selection or ordering process, then you are very likely to be familiar with searching for items by the International Standard Book Number, or ISBN. The newer, 13-digit...
View ArticleOCLC Withdraws Records Policy
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...
View ArticleDrinking from the Firehose of Metadata
Lorcan Demsey discusses a previous post about Metadata that he wrote a couple of years ago, and the implications for how we approach the creation and selection of information about information. His...
View ArticleOCLC Policies Directory Preview
OCLC is previewing their new Policies Directory site, which is set to go live on December 13th. To try it out, point your browser to: https://policies-preview.oclc.org/ Authorization: 100028264...
View ArticleSkyRiver sues OCLC
SkyRiver, the new bibliographic records company created by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) owner Jerry Kline, has filed suit against OCLC, alleging that they are “unlawfully monopolizing the markets...
View ArticleGuide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
Marshall Breeding at LibraryTechnology.org has gathered together resources and information regarding the lawsuit filed by SkyRiver against OCLC: Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
View ArticleInfoToday Article on Lawsuit
InfoToday has posted a very good overview of the SkyRiver/III/OCLC suit on their website, written by Edward M. Corrado, who also blogs at http://blog.ecorrado.us (I have quoted him on this blog several...
View ArticleOne Possible OCLC Solution
I am going to be very presumptuous and put forth a possible solution to the OCLC situation. Ready? Divide OCLC in two. One entity, which we will call OCLC.org (just to keep from having to make up some...
View ArticleOCLC’s Response to Lawsuit
Just received via OCLC Member Update e-mail: The following statement is from Larry Alford, Chair, OCLC Board of Trustees, and Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO: “On July 29, SkyRiver Technology...
View ArticleOCLC Questions
Jonathan Rochkind at Bibliographic Wilderness weighs in on the OCLC issue, and ultimately asks a lot of significant questions that don’t have easy answers. We all need to be asking significant...
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