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:
* Christopher Cole (FEDLINK): Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agricultural Library
* Poul Erlandsen (EMEA): Head, Document Access Services and Collection Management, Danish University of Education, National Library of Education
* Pat French (OCLC Western): Manager, Collection and Technical Services, Multnomah County Library
* Clifford A. Lynch: Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
* Brian E. C. Schottlaender (OCLC Western): The Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego Libraries
* Roberta Shaffer (FLICC/FEDLINK/LC): Executive Director, Federal Library and Information Center Committee, Library of Congress
* Lamar Veatch (COSLA/SOLINET): State Librarian, Georgia Public Library Service—University System of Georgia
* Elsie Weatherington (SOLINET): Dean, University Library, Virginia State University
* Jennifer Younger (INCOLSA): Edward H. Arnold Director of Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
Another member from a European national library is expected to be appointed to the Review Board.
Dr. 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 on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship will:
* Consult with librarians and member representatives as appropriate.
* Review reports, letters and comments including blog and listserv messages from the global library
community regarding the revised Policy.
* Recommend principles of shared data creation and changes in the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records that will preserve the community around WorldCat infrastructure and services, and strengthen libraries.
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