Comments on: RLG + OCLC = ???

By: thesecretmirror.com » RLG + OCLC = Clog Roc?

thesecretmirror.com » RLG + OCLC = Clog Roc? — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:38:05 +0000

[...] The technical services world has been in an uproar lately, between LC’s decision to stop creating series authority records (particularly since they didn’t consult PCC members beforehand) and the fallout after Calhoun report. We might as well have another drink, because as librarian.net reports (along with several others), OCLC and RLG are about to merge. It’s mindblowing to think that RLG employees did not find out any sooner than the rest of us, and that either organization has yet to consult its members. However, RLG plans to do so, but it will be interesting to see how this pans out. In particular, some folks worried about the merging of data and the future of RedLightGreen. I know it’s not considerably better, but they seem to be overlooking Open WorldCat. [...]

By: Texadata

Texadata — Fri, 05 May 2006 22:26:48 +0000

I think it is ironic that RLG (founded in 1974) is based in the same town as Google (founded in 1998). Although both are in the information services industry, and RLG had a head start, RLG is being acquired while Google is booming. Our profession still has an uneasy relationship with the internet. We certainly haven’t capitalized on it as much as we could.

By: thesecretmirror.com | RLG + OCLC = Clog Roc?

thesecretmirror.com | RLG + OCLC = Clog Roc? — Thu, 04 May 2006 20:10:08 +0000

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 03 May 2006 22:57:27 +0000

Thanks, I linked to both for completeness’s sake.

By: walt

walt — Wed, 03 May 2006 21:57:16 +0000

Waterlilysage beat me to it; I linked to the OCLC copy of the press release because they got it up a little faster than RLG did.

By: waterlilysage

waterlilysage — Wed, 03 May 2006 20:35:29 +0000

linky: http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20942