tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post2009007254683221263..comments2023-09-29T08:51:56.163-07:00Comments on Coyle's InFormation: FoBC Meeting 3, Detailed NotesKaren Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-572698669346510732007-07-17T12:45:00.000-07:002007-07-17T12:45:00.000-07:00Great summary, valueable service to have this in t...Great summary, valueable service to have this in text on the web, thanks a lot. <BR/><BR/>Very interesting discussions. At all three meetings, I am impressed by the generally sophisticated level of discussion (by which I mean people are talking about what I think they should be, naturally :) ). It will be interesting to see what the final report looks like--and how it can be made into an action plan.Jonathan Rochkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438603607671783114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-24929666322863953962007-07-13T08:32:00.000-07:002007-07-13T08:32:00.000-07:00Thank you, Karen, for putting this info up.Right, ...Thank you, Karen, for putting this info up.<BR/><BR/>Right, Lorcan. Yes, rejuvenating our data structure would help (with no small degree of pain), but the fundamental question of how much/how accurate/how effective metadata to create will not be solved by replacing MARC. And processing whacking great quantities of XML is not turning out to be a picnic, either.<BR/><BR/>I agree that as a community we need to make better use of metadata from "upstream". However, I do wonder about the ultimate costs. If the library community becomes reliant on vendors, publishers, and others to supply the information underlying our core services, we place ourselves at their mercy in terms of prices, quality, and restrictions on redistribution. If each library pays those costs and keeps the records to themselves, where is our cooperative then? Or does OCLC serve as our broker among record providers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-7474576744691896602007-07-12T15:34:00.000-07:002007-07-12T15:34:00.000-07:00Re my first point ... MARC may very well be an iss...Re my first point ... MARC may very well be an issue. I think though that people focus on MARC as if by changing or doing away with MARC a lot of problems will be solved. Some things may be improved; but others will not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com