Record Use Policy Update

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The Record Use Policy Council has posted an announcement [http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/council/update/default.htm] describing the current state of their work on drafting a new policy for the use of WorldCat records. More information on the Council, including its membership and historical background, can be found in the press release describing its creation: http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200948.htm .

Some highlights:

  • A draft of the policy will be circulated to OCLC's Board of Trustees in April, for the Board to distribute to OCLC's Global and Regional Councils.The member comment period will be in April and May. Member comments will be incorporated into a new policy at the end of May.


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Metalogue is a forum for sharing thoughts on all things related to knowledge organization by and for libraries, hosted by Karen Calhoun, Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services for OCLC. Karen is joined often by friends and colleagues from all over the globe, who contribute perspectives and experiences about the current and future state of cataloguing and metadata.

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