Presented by Karen Calhoun at the ALCTS Forum, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Denver CO, 26 January 2009. Discusses community norms and policies for sharing the data that supports the discovery and delivery of library collections; places these in the context of the broader data sharing environment outside libraries; and analyzes the process and rationale for revising OCLC's Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of Records.

1. Creating and Sustaining Communities Around Shared Data: the Case of OCLC Karen Calhoun Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services ALCTS Forum January 2009

3. A Shared Community Asset: Swimming Pools More than the water in the pool! Lifeguards, swim lessons, water slides … Community cost sharing – Admission rates pay for pool and its services Policy provides terms for non-resident use By xcode, http://www.flickr.com/photos/wongjunhao/416266898/

4. OCLC’s critics … “ OCLC is trapped in an increasingly inappropriate business model—a model based upon the value in the creation and control of data. Increasingly, in this interconnected world, the value is in making data openly available and building services upon it. When people get charged for one thing, but gain value from another, they will become increasingly uncomfortable with the old status quo.” Wallis, Richard. “OCLC and ROI.” Panlibus Blog (Talis), December 11, 2007. http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2007/12/oclc_and_roi.php

10. What Other Norms, Best Practices, Terms, Conditions Exist for Data Sharing? The Record Use Study Group’s Environmental Scan

25. Whose Records Are They Anyway? – They Are A Shared Community Asset

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