OCLC Policy Change

2008-11-27T08:52:14Z

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== Petition ==

There is now a petition called [http://watchdog.net/c/stop-oclc Stop the OCLC powergrab!] started by Aaron Swartz to change the new policy. Background in his post [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab].

== Commentary Regarding First Revision (nov 2) ==

* pmurray - [http://dltj.org/article/oclc-gbs-speculation/ Is OCLC’s Change of WorldCat Record Use/Transfer Policy Related to the Google Book Search Agreement?]
* jrochkind - [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/viral-nature-of-oclc-usage-policy-like-open-source-no/ viral nature of OCLC usage policy–like open source? No.]
* Thingology - [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/11/worldcat-policy-change.php OCLC Policy Change]
* Ed Summers - [http://inkdroid.org/journal/2008/11/03/bibliovirus/ Bibliovirus]
* Dan Scott - [http://coffeecode.net/archives/174-Archive-of-OCLC-WorldCat-Policy-as-posted-2008-11-02.html Archive of OCLC WorldCat Policy as posted 2008-11-02]
* Libology - [http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/11/03/oclc-worldcat-is-the-tiger-not-the-lady.html OCLC WorldCat is the Tiger, not the Lady]

== Commentary Regarding Second Revision (nov 5) / General ==

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! Date !! Author !! Title
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| 2008-11-02 || Reese, Terry || [http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/574 OCLC’s proposed new guidelines for the transfer of bibliographic records]
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| 2008-11-03 || Reese, Terry || [http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/579 What would it look like if OCLC was broken up?]
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| 2008-11-04 || Calhoun, Karen || [http://community.oclc.org/metalogue/archives/2008/11/notes-on-oclcs-updated-record.html Notes on OCLC's Updated Record Use Policy] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-04 || Panlibus || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/what-are-oclc-playing-at.php What are OCLC playing at?]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Coombs, Karen || [http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/11/05/whos-record-is-it-anyway/ Who’s record is it anyway?]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/05/karen-calhoun-on-worldcat/ karen calhoun on oclc’s updated record use policy]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/05/new-oclc-policy-on-worldcat-records-re-released/ new oclc policy on worldcat records re-released]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Open Content Alliance || [http://www.opencontentalliance.org/?p=162 New OCLC Records Policy Generates Debate]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Reese, Terry || [http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/582 A look at the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records revision]
|-
| 2008-11-05 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/more-on-oclcs-policies/ More on OCLC’s policies]
|-
| 2008-11-06 || ''Library Journal'' || [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6612175.html After Delay, OCLC Lays Out New Policy for Records Use and Transfer] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-06 || Repohate || [http://repohate.blogspot.com/2008/11/declaration-of-independance-of-metadata.html Declaration of Independance of Metadata]
|-
| 2008-11-06 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/copyright-trivia/ copyright trivia], [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/one-more/ one more]
|-
| 2008-11-06 || Styles, Rob || [http://dynamicorange.com/2008/11/06/oclc-record-usage-copyright-contracts-and-the-law/ OCLC, Record Usage, Copyright, Contracts and the Law]
|-
| 2008-11-07 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/07/update-on-oclc-worldcat-policy/ update on oclc worldcat policy]
|-
| 2008-11-07 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/a-logical-oclc-argument/ A logical OCLC argument]
|-
| 2008-11-07 || Wallis, Richard (Panlibus) || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/keeping-the-worldcat-in-the-bag.php Keeping the WorldCat in the bag]
|-
| 2008-11-12 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/i-dont-actually-want-to-destroy-oclc/ I don’t actually want to destroy OCLC]
|-
| 2008-11-12 || Uncontrolled Vocabulary #62 (podcast) || [http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2008/11/12/uncontrolled-vocabulary-62-a-reliable-guide-to-unicorns/ A Reliable Guide to Unicorns]
|-
| 2008-11-12 || Wallis, Richard (Panlibus) || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/oclc-any-questions.php OCLC – any questions?]
|-
| 2008-11-13 || Hartman-Caverly, Sarah || [http://seriallyyours.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/final-policy-for-use-and-transfer-of-worldcat-records-post-by-oclc/ Final ‘Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records’ Posted by OCLC]
|-
| 2008-11-13 || O'Steen, Ben || [http://oxfordrepo.blogspot.com/2008/11/oclc-viral-licence-being-added-to.html OCLC - viral licence being added to WorldCat data]
|-
| 2008-11-13 || Slashdot || [http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/13/1929213 Non-Profit Org Claims Rights In Library Catalog Data] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-13 || Swartz, Aaron || [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-14 || ''Inside Higher Ed'' || [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/14/worldcat Maelstrom Over Metadata] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Calhoun, Karen & Roy Tennant with Richard Wallis (podcast) || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/oclc-talk-with-talis-about-the-new-record-use-policy.php OCLC Talk with Talis about the new Record Use Policy]
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Calhoun, Karen (via Autocat) || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c2FA61018D659CF4B95A0F938AE66965A037EAA5A%40OAEXCH4SERVER.oa.oclc.org%3e OCLC Record Use Policy] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/14/oclc-worldcat-record-policy-makes-it-to-inside-higher-ed-and-slashdot/ OCLC WorldCat Record Policy makes it to Inside Higher Ed and Slashdot]
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Libology || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/11/14/more-oclc-comments.html More OCLC Comments]
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Litwin, Roy || [http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=792 OCLC Powergrab?]
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Sanches, Elaine (via Autocat) || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cA5EA7312DD1822479490004ED396177E96E853AE0A%40BOBCATMAIL4.matrix.txstate.edu%3e Petition to stop OCLC from initiating the new WorldCat Policy] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Styles, Rob || [http://dynamicorange.com/2008/11/14/more-oclc-policy/ More OCLC Policy…]
|-
| 2008-11-14 || Suburban Banshee || [http://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/oclc-gets-grabby/ OCLC Gets Grabby]
|-
| 2008-11-15 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/15/talis-podcast-about-oclc-worldcat-record-use-policy-with-karen-clahoun-and-roy-tennant/ Talis Podcast about OCLC WorldCat Record Use Policy with Karen Clahoun and Roy Tennant]
|-
| 2008-11-15 || LISnews || [http://lisnews.org/oclc_claims_ownership_data_opacs OCLC Claims Ownership of Data In OPACs]
|-
| 2008-11-15 || Swartz, Aaron || [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcreply OCLC on the Run] (NC)
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| 2008-11-15 || West, Jessamyn || [http://www.librarian.net/stax/2536/what-is-up-with-oclc/ What is up with OCLC?]
|-
| 2008-11-16 || Mazzocchi, Stefano || [http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/220/ Rule #1 for Surviving Paradigm Shifts: Don’t S**t Where You Eat]
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| 2008-11-16 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/more-oclc/ more OCLC]
|-
| 2008-11-16 || Schwartz, Christine || [http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/2008/11/essential-listening-calhoun-and-tennant-on-oclcs-policy.html Essential listening: Calhoun and Tennant on OCLC's policy]
|-
| 2008-11-17 || Alford, Larry (Chair, OCLC Board of Trustees) || [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/trusteesletter.pdf An open letter to the OCLC membership on the WorldCat Record Use Policy] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-17 || Annoyed Librarian || [http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/580000658/post/290036629.html How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love OCLC] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-18 || Mehta, Devanshu || [http://www.geekactivism.com/2008/11/18/on-community-based-collaboration-lesson-from-the-oclc-debacle/ On Community-Based Collaboration: Lesson From the OCLC Debacle]
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| 2008-11-18 || Styles, Rob || [http://dynamicorange.com/2008/11/18/schroedingers_worldcat/ Schroedinger’s WorldCat]
|-
| 2008-11-19 || Lang, John || [http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/oclc-and-google-policy-discussion-continues111908/ OCLC and Google Policy Discussion Continues…11.19.08]
|-
| 2008-11-19 || Library 2.0 Gang (podcast) || [http://librarygang.talis.com/2008/11/19/library-20-gang-1008-policy-oclc-google-book-search/ Library 2.0 Gang 10/08: Policy – OCLC & Google Book Search]
|-
| 2008-11-19 || Sauers, Michael (screenshot) || [http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/3044179351/ Hey Roy, remember this?] (NC)
|-
| 2008-11-19 || Uncontrolled Vocabulary #63 (podcast) || [http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2008/11/19/uncontrolled-vocabulary-63-aacr3-now-with-frbr/ Uncontrolled Vocabulary #63 - AACR3, now with FRBR] (OCLC discussion starts at the 20:50 mark.)
|-
| 2008-11-19 || Mark Ockerbloom, John || [http://everybodyslibraries.com/2008/11/19/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-part-1-the-importance-of-open-library-metadata/ Drawing a line in the sand, Part 1: The importance of open library metadata]
|-
| 2008-11-20 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/11/oclc-policy-re-re-released-now-in.php OCLC Policy Re-re-released, now in unfriendly PDF]
|-
| 2008-11-21 || Sauers, Michael || [http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2008/11/oclc-and-cc.html OCLC and CC]
|-
| 2008-11-21 || Mehta, Devanshu || [http://www.geekactivism.com/2008/11/21/the-continuing-adventures-of-worldcat-conditions-not-restrictions/ Continuing Adventures of WorldCat: Conditions, not Restrictions]
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| 2008-11-21 || Wallis, Richard || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/oclc-questions-answers-and-an-open-letter.php OCLC - Questions Answers and an Open Letter]
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| 2008-11-21 || Coyle, Karen || [http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/fork-worldcat.html Fork WorldCat]
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| 2008-11-21 || Mark Ockerbloom, John || [http://everybodyslibraries.com/2008/11/21/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-part-2-problems-with-oclcs-catalog-policy/ Drawing a line in the sand, Part 2: Problems with OCLC’s catalog policy]
|-
| 2008-11-24 || Kleinman, Molly || [http://mollykleinman.com/2008/11/24/oclc-licensing-saga/ The OCLC data licensing saga: Adapt or die]
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| 2008-11-24 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/of-identifiers-matching-oclcnums-and-umlaut/ Of Identifiers, matching, OCLCnums, and Umlaut]
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| 2008-11-24 || Mark Ockerbloom, John || [http://everybodyslibraries.com/2008/11/24/drawing-a-line-in-the-sand-part-3-how-to-respond/ Drawing a line in the sand, Part 3: How to respond?]
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| 2008-11-24 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/creative-commons-is-not-appropriate-for-data/ Creative Commons is not appropriate for data]
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| 2008-11-25 || Salo, Dorothea || [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/2008/11/25/oclc-catalogue-records-and-labor/ OCLC, catalogue records, and labor]
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| 2008-11-25 || Mehta, Devanshu || [http://www.geekactivism.com/2008/11/25/i-can-haz-worldcats/ I Can Haz Worldcat?]
|}

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