Libraries

Analysis and Recommendations for OCLC’s Contract Cataloging

Posted on April 26, 2018 by billkasdorf in Libraries, Metadata and Identifiers

For OCLC, the global library cooperative, provided an analysis of and recommendations for the refinement of their Contract Cataloging operations, which provide cataloging services for both libraries and publishers in the context of OCLC’s WorldCat bibliographic database, the master cataloging and holdings resource for libraries worldwide. The study involved deep analysis of the metadata specifications … Continue reading Analysis and Recommendations for OCLC’s Contract Cataloging →

Expertise on Library Ebook Lending for Copyright Law Proceeding

Posted on April 9, 2018April 20, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Government Agencies, Libraries, Rights Management and Copyright

For the Section 108 Study Group, a group convened by the Library of Congress to address the provision in U.S. copyright law granting additional rights to libraries and archives, advised on current industry practices and technologies for library ebook lending to inform potential changes to the law.

Study of eJournal Landscape for the British Library

Posted on April 3, 2018April 22, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Digital Strategy, Libraries

For the British Library, researched the eJournal landscape to provide insight into the technologies, XML models, processes, and problems encountered by archives, hosting services, aggregators, institutional repositories, and publishers in processing eJournal content and made recommendations regarding the ingest, transformation, archiving, and delivery of digital materials for handling the legal deposit of eJournals.