Since these are your libraries' records, you can certainly download them
again from OCLC. I've also known libraries in the past that have been
able to have oclc generate a subset of records from their database --
though in these cases, this always has involved a cost to purchase the
records. In
Folks,
I apologize for the cross-posting (and re-iteration of some
information), but I want to spread this far and wide.
We're organizing a (currently informal) gathering of Evergreen(*)
users, enthusiasts, and interested individuals, during the Public
Library Association National Conference
A kind fellow on NGC4Lib suggested I mention this here.
I'm developing a 3D fly-through interface for an LCSH organized
collection but I'm having difficulty finding a library willing to give
me a subset of their data (i.e., subject headings (broad to narrow
terms) and the bib records to which
I had another thought (ouch... hurts...) which is this: if OCLC had to
open up its data, then it would have to improve its services to survive.
K.G. Schneider
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:28:14 -0600, Danielle Plumer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Kevin Kelly had an interesting post on The Technium last week
Our project maintains a database of bibliographic metadata for all
things in astronomy and most of physics. We'd like to add records for
books that have been recently added to our library and to correlate
existing records with the library holdings. Sounds easy enough, but
because of the
Kevin Kelly had an interesting post on The Technium last week about these sorts
of issues (http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php),
and his conclusion is exactly along the lines of Karen's post.
His assumptions are:
When copies are super abundant, they become
