OCLC: A Review

Beall, Jeffrey . OCLC: A Review., 2008 In: Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front. McFarland, pp. 85-93. [Book chapter]

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English abstract

This chapter reviews OCLC, Inc. Included in the discussion are OCLC's Connexion software, WebJunction, resource sharing, bibliographic record quality, and OCLC's public relations.

Item type: Book chapter
Keywords: OCLC, Cataloging, Connexion, resource sharing
Subjects: H. Information sources, supports, channels.
L. Information technology and library technology > LZ. None of these, but in this section.
I. Information treatment for information services > IA. Cataloging, bibliographic control.
Depositing user: Jeffrey Beall
Date deposited: 05 Jun 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:11
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11701

References

1. Karen Schneider, “How OPACs Suck,” ALA Tech Source Blog (2006), http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/03/how-opacs-suck-part-1-relevance-rank-or-the-lackof-it.html

2. Barbara Tillett, interviewed in Library Juice, http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=115.

3. Barbara Tillet interviewed in Library Juice.

4. Wikipedia, s.v. “Semantic Web”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web

5. Library & Information Technology Association, “Erik Jul,” (2006) http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaresources/toptechtrends/erikjul.htm

6. OCLC, WorldCat Principles of Cooperation,” (2006) http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/contribute/principles/

7. Gary R. Houk, “OCLC speaks out on record nabbing,” Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services 27, issue 3 (2003):277-279.

8. Michael Maben, “OBS OCLC Committee,” Technical Services Law Librarian 28.4, 2003. Online: http://www.aallnet.org/sis/tssis/tsll/28-04/oclc.htm


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