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== Background ==
On 5-Nov-2008, OCLC announced the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat® Records to replace the Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-Derived Records.  The goals of the policy, as described by OCLC, were "to modernize record use and transfer practices for application on the Web, foster new uses of WorldCat data that benefit members and clarify data sharing rights and restrictions."  This new policy generated considerable discussion in the library community, including two petitions, several trade publication articles, and over 80 blog posts with related comments.  

On 13-Jan-2009, OCLC announced a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship with a charge to: consult with librarians and member representatives as appropriate; review reports, letters and comments including blog and listserv messages from the global library community regarding the revised Policy; and recommend principles of shared data creation and changes in the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records that will preserve the community around WorldCat infrastructure and services, and strengthen libraries.  The review board is to present a preliminary report at the February meeting of the OCLC Members Council and a final draft of the report at the May Members Council meeting.  The final report is to be submitted to the OCLC Board of Trustees following the May meeting.  The implementation of a new policy is not set to occur prior to the third quarter of 2009.

This page documents the discussion of members of the library community surrounding the revision of the Guidelines and creation of the Policy.  It can be edited by anyone who has registered for an account on the Code4Lib wiki.  [[Special:Userlogin|Registration]] on the Code4Lib wiki is open to anyone with an e-mail address.

== The Policy ==

* [http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm Press release regarding the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship]


* [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/policy.htm Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat® Records] (Last known update is 19-Nov-2008; this version is in PDF)
* [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/ OCLC's summary statement about the policy]
* [http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-Derived Records] (the "Previous 1987 version")


* [http://marc.coffeecode.net/oclc_2008_11_02/ Archived copy of 2-Nov-2008 version]
* [http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php?title=OCLC_Policy_Changes&diff=11748&oldid=11747 Difference between the November 2nd version and the November 5th version]
* [http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php?title=OCLC_Policy_Changes&diff=12067&oldid=12062 Difference between the November 5th version and the November 19th version]

== Petitions ==

On November 13, 2008, a petition called [http://watchdog.net/c/stop-oclc Stop the OCLC powergrab!] was started by Aaron Swartz to repeal the new policy. Background in his blog post, [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab].

On December 1, 2008, Elaine Sanchez created a new [http://www.petitiononline.com/oclc/petition.html petition] with more depth and specificity. The petition calls for OCLC to vacate the new policy, create a more open process for revising the 1987 guidelines, and assert that the records are the property of the respective contributing members.  Ms. Sanchez [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cA5EA7312DD1822479490004ED396177E96E8D2D455%40BOBCATMAIL4.matrix.txstate.edu%3e posted an announcement about it] on the Autocat mailing list.


== 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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| 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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| 2008-11-03 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/03/oclcs-new-policy-for-use-and-transfer-of-worldcat-records/ oclc’s new policy for use and transfer of worldcat records]
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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)
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| 2008-11-04 || Panlibus || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/what-are-oclc-playing-at.php What are OCLC playing at?]
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| 2008-11-04 || Mahoney, Richard || [http://lists.indexdata.dk/pipermail/yazlist/2008-November/002594.html Yazlist: Impact of new OCLC `Policy for Use and Transfer of WC Records' on federated search/virtual union catalogues] (NC)
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| 2008-11-05 || Coombs, Karen || [http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/11/05/whos-record-is-it-anyway/ Who’s record is it anyway?]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-05 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/more-on-oclcs-policies/ More on OCLC’s policies]
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| 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)
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| 2008-11-06 || Repohate || [http://repohate.blogspot.com/2008/11/declaration-of-independance-of-metadata.html Declaration of Independance of Metadata]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-07 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/07/update-on-oclc-worldcat-policy/ update on oclc worldcat policy]
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| 2008-11-07 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/a-logical-oclc-argument/ A logical OCLC argument]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-12 || Wallis, Richard (Panlibus) || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/11/oclc-any-questions.php OCLC – any questions?]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 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)
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| 2008-11-13 || Swartz, Aaron || [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/oclcscam Stealing Your Library: The OCLC Powergrab] (NC)
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| 2008-11-14 || ''Inside Higher Ed'' || [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/14/worldcat Maelstrom Over Metadata] (NC)
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| 2008-11-14 || Calhoun, Karen / Roy Tennant / Richard Wallis || [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]
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| 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)
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-14 || Libology || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/11/14/more-oclc-comments.html More OCLC Comments]
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| 2008-11-14 || Litwin, Roy || [http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=792 OCLC Powergrab?]
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| 2008-11-14 || Sanchez, 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)
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| 2008-11-14 || Styles, Rob || [http://dynamicorange.com/2008/11/14/more-oclc-policy/ More OCLC Policy…]
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| 2008-11-14 || Suburban Banshee || [http://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/oclc-gets-grabby/ OCLC Gets Grabby]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-15 || LISnews || [http://lisnews.org/oclc_claims_ownership_data_opacs OCLC Claims Ownership of Data In OPACs]
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| 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?]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 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)
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| 2008-11-17 || Annoyed Librarian || [http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/580000658/post/290036629.html How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love OCLC] (NC)
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-18 || Baker, Gavin || [http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2008/11/oclc-fighting-oa-to-bibliographic-data.html OCLC fighting OA to bibliographic data]
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| 2008-11-18 || Lawson, Steve || [http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2008/11/clarifications_and_cautions.html Clarifications and Cautions]
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-19 || Sauers, Michael (screenshot) || [http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/3044179351/ Hey Roy, remember this?] (NC)
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| 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.)
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| 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]
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| 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]
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| 2008-11-20 || Jastram, Iris  || [http://pegasuslibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/11/oclc-kerfuffle-in-which-i-write-much.html The OCLC Kerfuffle: In which I write much but come to few conclusions]
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| 2008-11-20 || Bridle, James  || [http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/11/20/the-great-public-library-scandal/ The great public library scandal]
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| 2008-11-21 || Sauers, Michael || [http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2008/11/oclc-and-cc.html OCLC and CC]
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| 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]
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| 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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| 2008-11-26 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/380/ OCLC, and what we lose without openness (a True Story)]
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| 2008-11-26 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2008/11/26/putting-your-golden-eggs-in-one-basket/ Putting Your Golden Eggs in One Basket]
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| 2008-11-27 || NELLCO USS project blog || [http://blog.nellco.org/?p=47 USS Use of OCLC MARC Records]
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| 2008-11-28 || Coyle, Karen || [http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/oclc-use-policy-details-your-records.html OCLC Use Policy Details: Your Records]
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| 2008-11-28 || Kline, Heather || [http://heatherjkline.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/maelstrom-over-metadata/ "Maelstrom over Metadata"]
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| 2008-11-28 || Coyle, Karen || [http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2008/11/oclc-use-policy-details-use-and.html OCLC Use Policy Details: Use and Transparency]
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| 2008-12-01 || Schwartz, Christine || [http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/2008/12/oclc-policy-spreading-the-bibliographic-wealth-around.html OCLC policy: spreading the bibliographic wealth around?] 
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| 2008-12-01 || Sanchez, Elaine (via autocat) || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cA5EA7312DD1822479490004ED396177E96E8D2D455%40BOBCATMAIL4.matrix.txstate.edu%3e Petition for OCLC to Collaboratively Re-write Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records] (NC)
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| 2008-12-01 || York University Libraries Bibliographic Services || [http://www.yorku.ca/yul/bibserv/blog/?p=190 The Bib Blog: Petition for OCLC to Collaboratively Re-write Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records]
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| 2008-12-04 || Voss, Jacob || [http://jakoblog.de/2008/12/04/bibliographische-daten-muessen-frei-sein/ Bibliographische Daten müssen frei sein] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//jakoblog.de/2008/12/04/bibliographische-daten-muessen-frei-sein/&hl=en&langpair=auto%2Fen&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8 rough English translation] via Google)
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| 2008-12-07 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/elusive-moose-and-oclc.php The Elusive Moose and OCLC]
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| 2008-12-07 || barbarakitten_t (Livejournal) || [http://community.livejournal.com/library_mofo/988321.html OCLC Policy Suckage] (NC)
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| 2008-12-07 || Anonymous blogger (paraprofessional?*) || [http://kittent.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/oclc-policy-sucks/ OCLC policy Sucks]
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| 2008-12-08 || techdirt || [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081208/1224123056.shtml Landgrab For Ownership Of Library Catalog Data]
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| 2008-12-09 || Missouri Libr Net Corp || [http://pipeup.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/worldcat-records-policy-update/ WorldCat Records Policy Update]
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| 2008-12-09 || PALINET Cataloging Blog || [http://blog.palinet.org/cat/?p=118 OCLC Record Use Policy]
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| 2008-12-09 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/new-oclc-policy-and-federal-libraries.php The New OCLC Policy and Federal Libraries]
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| 2008-12-10 || Mason, Rick || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2008/12/10/oclc-license-policy-a-recommendation.html OCLC License Policy - A Recommendation]
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| 2008-12-10 || ''Autocat'' list discussion || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cDE579CE2077A804AB69F6A84F17421DA0F0F37%40TFTMEXCH1.tufts.ad.tufts.edu%3e Re: The new OCLC Policy and Federal libraries] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c17C8A0DAFF17854790F2BC013D9F5BC5132D328583%40XVS2%2dCLUSTER.yu.yale.edu%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cDE579CE2077A804AB69F6A84F17421DA0F0F38%40TFTMEXCH1.tufts.ad.tufts.edu%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cDE579CE2077A804AB69F6A84F17421DA0F0F39%40TFTMEXCH1.tufts.ad.tufts.edu%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c63d3c8ce0812101051rf0b0cdbg825c7e26ee7c4002%40mail.gmail.com%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0812101417360.13972%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cDE579CE2077A804AB69F6A84F17421DA0F0F3A%40TFTMEXCH1.tufts.ad.tufts.edu%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0812102245300.27468%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] (NC)
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| 2008-12-12 || Anonymous blogger (Cainmark) || [http://cainmark.livejournal.com/629741.html OCLC trying to use its EULA to hold freely given catolog data hostage.] (NC)
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| 2008-12-12 || ''American Libraries Online'' || [http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/december2008/worldcatobjections.cfm WorldCat Policy Revision Draws Librarians’ Ire] (NC)
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| 2008-12-12 || Open Libraries Tech list || [http://mail.archive.org/pipermail/ol-tech/2008-December/thread.html#192 the land-grabs] (NC)
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| 2008-12-12 || Klienman, Molly || [http://librarycopyright.net/wordpress/?p=180 OCLC licensing saga]
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| 2008-12-13 || Schneider, Karen || [http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/12/13/oclcs-policy-train-stop-cried-the-constable-on-the-rails/ OCLC’s policy: Train, stop, cried the constable on the rails]
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| 2008-12-15 || Wallis, Richard || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/12/oclc-record-sharing-yogurt-and-copyright.php OCLC Record Sharing, Yogurt, and Copyright]
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| 2008-12-16 || ''Library Journal'' || [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6622391.html?rssid=191 ARL/ASERL Task Force to Investigate OCLC Policy Change] (NC)
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| 2008-12-16 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/new-oclc-logos.php New OCLC logos], [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/666.php more]
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| 2008-12-18 || Salo, Dorothea || [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/2008/12/18/thursday-wtfery/ Thursday WTFery]
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| 2008-12-20 || Singer Gordon, Rachel || [http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=401 Mine! Mine! Mine!]
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| 2009-01-04 || McGrath, Kelley || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c20439895A37DB5408D0D28C0177E097F3D90DD7C61%40EMAILBACKEND01.bsu.edu%3e OCLC's new WorldCat Record Policy, original cataloging, and 040 $a] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c2FA61018D659CF4B95A0F938AE66965A03D09B9A%40OAEXCH4SERVER.oa.oclc.org%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cA070928F0B0F46EFA59DE0EBFFBD7D31%40cstserver.local%3e more] (NC)
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| 2009-01-07 || Houghton-Jan, Sarah || [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2009/01/problems-with-oclc-policy-on-worldcat-records.html Problems with OCLC Policy on WorldCat Records] (NC)
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| 2009-01-07 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/bibliosnet-and-the-future-of-cataloging/ biblios.net and the future of cataloging]
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| 2009-01-09 || Leggott, Mark || [http://loomware.typepad.com/loomware/2009/01/oclc-worldcat-record-policy-petition.html OCLC WorldCat Record Policy Petition] (NC)
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| 2009-01-10 || Morgan, Eric Lease || [http://litablog.org/2009/01/10/eric-lease-morgans-top-tech-trends-for-ala-mid-winter-2009/ Eric Lease Morgan’s Top Tech Trends for ALA Mid-Winter, 2009]
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| 2009-01-11 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/01/this-is-like-heinlein-novel.php This is like a Heinlein novel!]
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| 2009-01-11 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/01/why-libraries-must-reject-oclc-policy.php Why libraries must reject the OCLC Policy (part 1)]
|-
| 2009-01-12 || Kleinman, Molly || [http://librarycopyright.net/wordpress/?p=180 OCLC licensing saga]
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| 2009-01-12 || Mason, Rick || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/01/11/why-libraries-must-reject-the-oclc-policy.html Why Libraries Must Reject the OCLC Policy]
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| 2009-01-12 || Kellat, Stephen Michael || [http://www.lisnews.org/listen_lisnews_org_podcast_episode_56 LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast -- Episode #56 (Commentary portion of episode)]
|-
| 2009-01-13 || Datema, Jay || [http://www.bookism.org/open/2009/01/13/lock-in-leads-to-lockdown/ Lock-in leads to lockdown]
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| 2009-01-13 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/01/oclc-protest-teeshirts-are-here.php OCLC protest teeshirts are here!]
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| 2009-01-13 || OCLC, Board of Trustees, Members Council || [http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship]
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|}

* "working as staff at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign"

== Commentary Following the Announcement of the Review Board ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="text-align: left;"
! Date !! Author !! Title
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| 2009-01-13 || Reese, Terry || [http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/612 OCLC to convene a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship]
|- 
| 2009-01-13 || ''LISNews'' || [http://lisnews.org/oclc_convene_review_board_shared_data OCLC to convene Review Board of Shared Data]
|-
| 2009-01-13 || Mason, Rick || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/01/13/oclc-creates-review-board-of-shared-data-creation-and-stewardship.html OCLC Creates Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship]
|-
| 2009-01-14 || Bigwood, David || [http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/2009/01/oclc-record-sharing-news.html OCLC Record Sharing News]
|-
| 2009-01-14 || Open Content Alliance blog || [http://www.opencontentalliance.org/2009/01/14/is-oclc-reconsidering-its-proposed-records-policy/ Is OCLC Reconsidering its Proposed Records Policy?]
|-
| 2009-01-14 || Styles, Rob || [http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2009/01/oclc-is-listening.php OCLC is listening.]
|-
| 2009-01-14 || Coyle, Karen || [http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2009/01/oclc-pushes-back-policy-to-fall-2009.html OCLC pushes back policy to fall, 2009]
|-
| 2009-01-14 || Mark Ockerbloom, John || [http://everybodyslibraries.com/2009/01/14/chances-to-stop-and-think-about-the-future-of-library-catalogs/ Chances to stop and think about the future of library catalogs]
|-
| 2009-01-15 || Uncontrolled Vocabulary #67 (podcast) || [http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com/2009/01/15/uncontrolled-vocabulary-67-policy-driven-drm/ Uncontrolled Vocabulary #67 ("Policy-driven DRM")]
|-
| 2009-01-15 || ''AUTOCAT mailing list'' || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cLISTSERV%25200901151548150370.1BA6%40LISTSERV.SYR.EDU%3e OCLC to review record use policy] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-15 || Anonymous blogger || [http://catalogsofbabes.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/more-about-oclc-and-nipples/ From the Catalogs of Babes: more about OCLC and nipples]
|-
| 2009-01-15 || Chatterjee, Anirvan || [http://journal.bookfinder.com/archives/entry/000424.html Bookfinder Journal: Notes from all over] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-15 || Schwartz, Christine || [http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/2009/01/oclc-establishes-review-board-to-look-at-question-of-shared-library-data.html OCLC establishes review board to look at question of shared library data]
|-
| 2009-01-16 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/01/library-social-media-wins-one.php Library social media wins one]
|-
| 2009-01-16 || ''American Libraries Online'' || [http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2009/January2009/worldcatreview.cfm OCLC Delays WorldCat Policy Pending Review Board] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-17 || Matienzo, Mark A. || [http://thesecretmirror.com/mark/this-is-all-im-going-to-say-on-this-here-blogsite-concerning-the-brouhaha-about-the-policy-for-use-and-transfer-of-worldcat-records-because-i-have-other-more-interesting-and-more-complex-problems-t/comment-page-1 This Is All I’m Going To Say On This Here Blogsite ...]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Grossman, Wendy M; ''The Guardian'' || [http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/22/library-search-engines-books Why you can't find a library book in your search engine] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-22 || ''FriendFeed commentary on Guardian article || [http://friendfeed.com/e/ae0253d3-1af3-404f-8889-e74a472b1d11/Why-you-can-t-find-a-library-book-in-your-search/ FriendFeed] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-21 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/01/guardian-asks-why-you-cant-find-library.php The Guardian asks "Why you can't find a library book in your search engine?"]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/oclc-in-the-guardian/ OCLC in the Guardian]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Berm&egrave;s, Manue || [http://figoblog.org/node/1953 Le c&ocirc;t&eacute; obscur de la force ?] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//figoblog.org/node/1953&hl=en&langpair=auto%7cen&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8 Translation to English] from French courtesy of Google) [NC]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Lone Wolf Librarian || [http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/oclc-policy-changes-appear-in-international-media012209/ OCLC Policy Change Controversy Appears in International Media]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Biancu, Bonaria || [http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/libraries-need-freedom/ Libraries need freedom]  ([http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/libraries-need-freedom/&hl=en&langpair=auto%7cen&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8 Translation to English] from Italian courtesy of Google)
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| 2009-01-22 || Powell, Andy || [http://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2009/01/why-cant-i-find-a-library-book-in-my-search-engine.html Why can't I find a library book in my search engine?] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-22 || West, Jessamyn || [http://www.librarian.net/stax/2661/why-you-cant-google-a-library-book/ why you can’t google a library book]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Baumgart, Jessica || [http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2009/01/22/why-you-can%e2%80%99t-google-a-library-book/ why you can’t google a library book]
|-
| 2009-01-22 || Ottevanger, Jeremy || [http://doofercall.blogspot.com/2009/01/worldcatoclc-get-rough-end-of-guardians.html WorldCat/OCLC get the rough end of the Guardian's stick]
|-
| 2009-01-23 || Marcel || [http://mondayevening.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/finding-and-reading-books/ Finding and reading books]
|-
| 2009-01-23 || ''the.effing.librarian'' || [http://effinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/01/oclc-vs-everyone.html OCLC vs. Everyone]
|-
| 2009-01-23 || Miedema, John || [http://johnmiedema.ca/2009/01/23/youve-heard-of-worldcat-now-meet-fuzzycat/ You’ve Heard of WorldCat, Now Meet FuzzyCat]
|-
| 2009-01-23 || Cairns, Michael || [http://personanondata.blogspot.com/2009/01/bibliographic-studies.html Bibliographic Studies]
|-
| 2009-01-25 || ''AUTOCAT mailing list'' || [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.autocat/19178 OCLC and the Guardian] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0901250927110.9718%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0901252149140.28128%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c497F24E6020000CA0004B82A%40ntgwgate.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0901271743270.24031%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0901271835590.24031%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-26 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/enforcing-cataloging-copyright-whose-interest/ enforcing catalog record copyright is in whose interest?]
|-
| 2009-01-26 || Ahlberg, Carina || [http://www.biblioteksrelaterat.se/2009/01/varf%C3%B6r-man-inte-hittar-bibliotekets-b%C3%B6cker-i-google.html Varför man inte hittar bibliotekets böcker i Google]  ([http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.biblioteksrelaterat.se/2009/01/varf%25C3%25B6r-man-inte-hittar-bibliotekets-b%25C3%25B6cker-i-google.html&hl=en&langpair=auto%7cen&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8 Translation to English] from Sweedish courtesy of Google)
|-
| 2009-01-27 || Calhoun, Karen || [http://www.slideshare.net/amarintha/creating-and-sustaining-communities-around-shared-data-the-case-of-oclc-presentation Creating and Sustaining Communities Around Shared Data: The Case of OCLC] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-27 || Calhoun, Karen || [http://community.oclc.org/metalogue/archives/2009/01/data-sharing-libraries-and-the.html Data Sharing, Libraries, and the Landscape of the Web] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-27 || Oder, Norman, ''Library Journal'' || [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6632413.html OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-27 || Murray, Peter || [http://dltj.org/article/oclc-records-use-policy-1/ Consideration of OCLC Records Use Policy]
|-
| 2009-01-27 || ''York University Libraries Bibliographic Services'' || [http://www.yorku.ca/yul/bibserv/blog/?p=195 Guardian Article on OCLC, Libraries and the Internet]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Lone Wolf Librarian || [http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/oclc-yet-againtries-to-defend-controversial-policy-shift012809/ OCLC Yet Again Unsuccessfully Tries to Defend Controversial Major Policy Shift…01.28.09]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || ''LISNews'' || [http://www.lisnews.org/oclc_defends_records_policy_faces_questions_suggestions_and_criticisms OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Kellat, Stephen Michael || [http://lisnews.org/reflections_upon_lj_story Reflections upon an LJ story]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Rochkind, Jonathan || [http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/yet-more-on-copyright-and-cataloging/ yet more on copyright and cataloging]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Ockerbloom, John Mark || [http://everybodyslibraries.com/2009/01/28/open-catalog-apis-and-data-ala-presentation-notes-posted/ Open catalog APIs and data: ALA presentation notes posted]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Corrado, Ed || [http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/01/28/library-journal-report-on-the-oclc-worldcat-policy/ Library Journal report on the OCLC WorldCat policy discussion]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || Murray, Peter || [http://dltj.org/article/oclc-records-use-policy-2/ Further Consideration of OCLC Records Use Policy]
|-
| 2009-01-28 || ''liblicense-l mailing list'' || [http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0901/msg00115.html OCLC's New License for Bibliographic Records] (NC)
|-
| 2009-01-29 || Mason, Rick || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/01/29/oclc-license-policy-at-ala-midwinter.html OCLC License Policy at ALA Midwinter]
|-
| 2009-01-30 || ''AUTOCAT mailing list'' || [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c705314404.777621233352002233.JavaMail.root%40sz0136a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net%3e Copyright in Bib Records] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0901311900170.1301%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] [http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.SOL.4.21.0902010026210.29243%2d100000%40sun8.loc.gov%3e more] (NC)
|-
| 2009-02-01 || Spalding, Tim || [http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2009/02/evil-326.php The evil 3.26%]
|-
| 2009-02-02 || Mijnsbergen, Edwin || [http://www.zbdigitaal.nl/2009/02/te-lui-om-te-begrijpen.html Te lui om te begrijpen] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.zbdigitaal.nl/2009/02/te-lui-om-te-begrijpen.html&hl=en&langpair=auto%7cen&tbb=1&ie=UTF-8 Translation to English] courtesy of Google)
|-
| 2009-02-02 || Lone Wolf Librarian || [http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/librarything-responds-to-oclcs-monopoly-counter-defense020209/ LibraryThing Responds to OCLC’s Questioning of Motives…02.02.09]
|- 
| 2009-02-02 || McNamara, Frances || [http://bdfar.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/oclc-hullaballou-ala-midwinter-2009-monday/ OCLC Hullaballou ALA Midwinter 2009 Monday]
|-
| 2009-02-06 || OCLC || [http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200910.htm OCLC Board of Trustees, Members Council name Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship.]
|-
| 2009-02-07 || Mason, Rick || [http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/02/07/oclc-announces-review-board-members.html OCLC Announces Review Board Members]
|-
| 2009-02-07 || Murray, Peter || [http://dltj.org/article/oclc-review-board-members/ Members of the OCLC Review Board Announced]
|-
| 2009-02-09 || ''OCLC Review Board'' || [http://community.oclc.org/reviewboard/archives/2009/02/from-the-review-board.html From the Review Board] (Public comment space)
|-
| 2009-02-10 || Ostrowsky, Ben || [http://blog.benostrowsky.com/2009/02/10/oclc-should-share-worldcat-data-for-commercial-and-noncommercial-use/ OCLC should share WorldCat data for commercial and noncommercial use]
|-
| 2009-02-10 || McNamara, Frances || [http://bdfar.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/oclc-review-board/ OCLC Review Board]
|-
| 2009-02-10 || Murray, Peter || [http://dltj.org/article/oclc-review-board-blog/ OCLC Review Board’s Blog]
|}

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