The OCLC Board of Trustees and Members Council have named a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship to represent the membership and inform OCLC on the principles and best practices for sharing library data. The group will discuss the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records with the OCLC membership and the global library community.
Members of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship are: [Note: omitting list.] ...
Another member from a European national library is expected to be appointed to the Review Board.
Dr. [Jennifer] Younger, who is also an OCLC Members Council delegate, will chair the Review Board. Karen Calhoun, Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, will serve as liaison between the Review Board and OCLC. ...
The Review Board began its work with a meeting on February 4, and is already putting in place the means for Members Council delegates and other constituencies to offer input and comments. The Review Board will ultimately provide findings to the President of Members Council, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, and the OCLC President and CEO.
Implementation of the Record Use Policy had been set for February 2009, but implementation has been delayed and the Policy will be under further review by the Board of Trustees and Members Council into the third quarter of 2009.
Questions or comments can be directed to the Review Board at reviewboard@oclc.org.
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 2/09/2009 10:19:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
