We are now one month away from the implementation of OCLC’s new records policy. Tim Spaulding at Thingology has compiled seven arguments why libraries should resist the license.
Even if you don’t feel that OCLC intends to take a hard line approach towards libraries (members or not), recognize that we just don’t know who will be making specific decisions about enforcing this policy in five, ten, or twenty years. OCLC is not static and unchanging; they don’t have to enforce all of the terms at every moment, but those terms can be enforced in the future.
These records will become more, not less, important over time, and the more involvement by the library community in their use and regulation, the better. We don’t have to agree to the license terms, and should make an effort to create agreements that are in the best interest of all concerned.
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