tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post8247396957506406883..comments2023-09-29T08:51:56.163-07:00Comments on Coyle's InFormation: GBS, according to AmazonKaren Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-30531654994972982102009-10-20T12:16:08.444-07:002009-10-20T12:16:08.444-07:00As ALA Publishing looks toward implementation of R...As ALA Publishing looks toward implementation of RDA, I've come to realize the obvious, that libraries will await the go-ahead from the big players, OCLC and LC. Also, long ago the message from the vendors was that they would wait until their library customers ask for it. As much as a deep body of MARC data is an asset, it's also an albatross, as you note. Vendors have the same imperative to serve a large existence customer base with workflow and inventory management built around MARC that at least is working good enough for internal library processes. I've been watching tools like biblios.net and now SkyRiver to see if they might innovate around RDA, and I don't know. It's a tricky question because so much more can be accomplished with a body of records. OCLC is running FRBR projects on MARC records, might they do more by experimenting with RDA? I think so. That said, history tells us innovation from the sidelines would be a good bet. A motivation in our making schema freely available is to encourage experimentation.Patrick Hogannoreply@blogger.com