For the record, I've clarified this with OCLC itself. It's exactly as Terry Weese says.
Karen G. Schneider > >> Isn't sharing such records a no-no? > No, OCLC's guidelines for transfer > (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/def > ault.htm) specifically give unrestricted transfer rights to libraries and > non-commercial entities. The Open Library is both. It's a registered > library in California and a non-profit. So in either situtation, it's not > a problem. > > --TR > > ******************************************* > Terry Reese > Cataloger for Networked Resources > Digital Production Unit Head > Oregon State University Libraries > Corvallis, OR 97331 > tel: 541-737-6384 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http: http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset > ******************************************* > > ________________________________ > > From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Peter Murray > Sent: Wed 2/6/2008 2:50 PM > To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Feb 5, 2008, at 12:11 PM, K.G. Schneider wrote: > > Has your library considered contributing records to Open Library ( > > http://www.openlibrary.org/ )? If so I'd like to hear from you on or > > off > > list. > > > How would that work? Most of the records in OhioLINK are probably > derived from OCLC Worldcat. Isn't sharing such records a no-no? > > > Peter > - -- > Peter Murray http://www.pandc.org/peter/work/ > Assistant Director, New Service Development tel:+1-614-728-3600;ext=338 > OhioLINK: the Ohio Library and Information Network Columbus, Ohio > The Disruptive Library Technology Jester http://dltj.org/ > Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFHqjmq4+t4qSfPIHIRAqggAKDGoUmRO/7tcmdTn7f8YEnaBTbhQQCfYSBy > yJU+FrMcWRUGURJk29iDx5w= > =CEg4 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
