Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library

2008-02-06 Thread Peter Murray
-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

Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library

2008-02-06 Thread Reese, Terry
Isn't sharing such records a no-no? No, OCLC's guidelines for transfer (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm) specifically give unrestricted transfer rights to libraries and non-commercial entities. The Open Library is both. It's a registered

Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library

2008-02-06 Thread K.G. Schneider
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

Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library

2008-02-06 Thread Tim Spalding
Be careful to stay on the right side of the language about magnetic tape. Tim On 2/6/08, Reese, Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't sharing such records a no-no? No, OCLC's guidelines for transfer (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm)

Re: [CODE4LIB] Records for Open Library

2008-02-06 Thread K.G. Schneider
That's just a synonym for Internet tubes. Karen G. Schneider Be careful to stay on the right side of the language about magnetic tape. Tim On 2/6/08, Reese, Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't sharing such records a no-no? No, OCLC's guidelines for transfer