Library Cataloging
- Us Worldcat Mashathon Registration
Image via WikipediaOCLC announces registration for the US WorldCat Mashathon. .Registration is now officially open for the WorldCat Mashathon US, sponsored by the OCLC Developer Network. Join fellow coders, developers and tech-enthusiasts for the next...
- Naco Requirements
At present NACO requires a library belong to OCLC to participate. The high cost to join OCLC prevents many specialized small libraries from being NACO members. Yet, in places like the Lunar and Planetary Institute we have close contact with the authors...
- Oclc Record Sharing News
By now everyone must have seen something about the recent OCLC move to update their position on sharing records. It has been covered and discussed in many weblogs, podcasts and magazine articles. Now all that discussion has led OCLC to reconsider their...
- Second Oclc Research Software Contest
Win some cash and a trip to Dublin Ohio.OCLC Research is once again celebrating libraries and their heritage of technological innovation by sponsoring a software contest to encourage innovation in the use of web-based services for libraries.Prizes$2,500Visit...
- Oclc
In the comments to the posting about "Non-Member Use of Cataloging Records" Mr. Houk left this comment.Hello:Please identify the place in my presentation where I use the term rogue. I believe this is a completely false statement. I have read all of the...
Library Cataloging
OCLC a Monopoly?
In a move that could have far-reaching implications for competition in the library software and technology services industry, SkyRiver Technology Solutions, LLC has filed suit in federal court in San Francisco against OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. The suit alleges that OCLC, a purported non-profit with a membership of 72,000 libraries worldwide, is unlawfully monopolizing the markets for cataloging services, interlibrary lending, and bibliographic data, and attempting to monopolize the market for integrated library systems, by anticompetitive and exclusionary practices.Seen on the Library Technology Guides site.
- Us Worldcat Mashathon Registration
Image via WikipediaOCLC announces registration for the US WorldCat Mashathon. .Registration is now officially open for the WorldCat Mashathon US, sponsored by the OCLC Developer Network. Join fellow coders, developers and tech-enthusiasts for the next...
- Naco Requirements
At present NACO requires a library belong to OCLC to participate. The high cost to join OCLC prevents many specialized small libraries from being NACO members. Yet, in places like the Lunar and Planetary Institute we have close contact with the authors...
- Oclc Record Sharing News
By now everyone must have seen something about the recent OCLC move to update their position on sharing records. It has been covered and discussed in many weblogs, podcasts and magazine articles. Now all that discussion has led OCLC to reconsider their...
- Second Oclc Research Software Contest
Win some cash and a trip to Dublin Ohio.OCLC Research is once again celebrating libraries and their heritage of technological innovation by sponsoring a software contest to encourage innovation in the use of web-based services for libraries.Prizes$2,500Visit...
- Oclc
In the comments to the posting about "Non-Member Use of Cataloging Records" Mr. Houk left this comment.Hello:Please identify the place in my presentation where I use the term rogue. I believe this is a completely false statement. I have read all of the...