Daily Archives: 29 January 2009

OCLC License Policy at ALA Midwinter

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A few links of note: Library Journal has an overview of the panel session – OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms. Karen Calhoun, Vice President OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, has posted the slides from her presentation. … Continue reading →

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Google Book Search – Publisher’s Perspective

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A Fire on the Plain is a post by Peter Brantley of the University of California that relates the essence of conversations he has had with several rightsholders who were part of the Google Book Search negotiations.  An exerpt: From … Continue reading →

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