Comments on: OCLC Question for the masses http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html Learning in Libraries and Loving It Fri, 04 May 2012 00:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Iris http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html/comment-page-1#comment-1280 Iris Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:30:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-the-masses/#comment-1280 I thought for a minute about subscribing to some of these lists to get a broader perspective on the debate. Then I remembered that I'm allergic to email lists. I hope the debate becomes more public now that the ARL report has been published. I thought for a minute about subscribing to some of these lists to get a broader perspective on the debate. Then I remembered that I’m allergic to email lists. I hope the debate becomes more public now that the ARL report has been published.

]]> By: Tim http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html/comment-page-1#comment-1278 Tim Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:49:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-the-masses/#comment-1278 Me too. You see some on closed listservs. There's a meta-point to be made here. For good or ill, bloggers are sharers. Me too. You see some on closed listservs. There’s a meta-point to be made here. For good or ill, bloggers are sharers.

]]> By: Lynn http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html/comment-page-1#comment-1277 Lynn Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:52:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-the-masses/#comment-1277 I haven't made any comments in either direction personally - but the ones I have seen that were positive (or at least less critical) were also on mailing lists. I'd point to the archives - but they are open to subscribers only. I haven’t made any comments in either direction personally – but the ones I have seen that were positive (or at least less critical) were also on mailing lists. I’d point to the archives – but they are open to subscribers only.

]]> By: Iris http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html/comment-page-1#comment-1275 Iris Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:36:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-the-masses/#comment-1275 Thanks, Mark. If you have links to open archives of list messages that you think would help me out, let me know. Thanks, Mark. If you have links to open archives of list messages that you think would help me out, let me know.

]]> By: Mark http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-masses.html/comment-page-1#comment-1274 Mark Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:39:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009/02/oclc-question-for-the-masses/#comment-1274 I have ... but they are not blog posts, they are postings in a listserv.<br/><br/>I realize that this is a generalization but most people who are non-OCLC employees and agree with the policy are probably not bloggers nor do I assume that they read many blogs. I am not claiming that any of these things are causal in either direction. In fact, I don't believe they are. Nor am I saying that these folks are any less valuable for any of that.<br/><br/>But when looking for specialized information look in the places in which it is most likely to be found. My guess is what you are looking for is not to generally be found in blogs.<br/><br/>But I could also be completely full of it. I have … but they are not blog posts, they are postings in a listserv.

I realize that this is a generalization but most people who are non-OCLC employees and agree with the policy are probably not bloggers nor do I assume that they read many blogs. I am not claiming that any of these things are causal in either direction. In fact, I don’t believe they are. Nor am I saying that these folks are any less valuable for any of that.

But when looking for specialized information look in the places in which it is most likely to be found. My guess is what you are looking for is not to generally be found in blogs.

But I could also be completely full of it.

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