Re: Napster/Docster + Libraries - OCLC/RLIN = MARCSTER?

[Scott Garrison <garrison@duke.edu>]

Good afternoon, (blue) devil (see .sig below)'s advocate here... :-)>

OCLC and RLIN provide positive leadership and dedication to standards such
as Dublin Core and tools like CORC.  Would it really be a good idea to try
to put them out of business when they provide useful infrastructure for
libraries?  Not all libraries are currently capable of managing the
platforms that MARCster would need.  Even though they charge us for what
they provide, I'd hate to see us all descend into a decentralized chaos...

I wonder whether managing quality control on MARCster records could get to
be like herding fighting cats.

--SG

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From: Jeremy Frumkin <jfrumkin@bird.library.arizona.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 9:19 AM
Subject: Napster/Docster + Libraries - OCLC/RLIN = MARCSTER?


> I know I'm a bit late getting into this discussion, but I think Dan's on
> to a great idea. Let's take it even a step further - what if our
> integrated library systems had docster-type features for MARC records
> (or Dublin Core or other standards)? Envision a truly distributed
> worldcat - with records freely available (I get goosebumps just thinking
> of the possibility).
>
> Hmmm, such a system would be a worldcat killer. Could we create such a
> monster, um, MARCSTER?
>
> -- Jeremy
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