Re: OCLC's New License for Bibliographic Records

[Jennifer Palmisano <jennifer.palmisano@gmail.com>]

My understanding is that if you created the bib record and 
contributed it to OCLC then your institution and OCLC both own 
the record.  Therefore, the original cataloging that your 
institution contributes to OCLC still belongs to you and you can 
disseminate it other non-OCLC union catalog type institutions.

I think that OCLC recently copyrighted their entire database, for 
the added value that they contribute via authorities and other 
updating that they do with various algorithms.  So no, I don't 
think that any of these records are in the public domain.

But maybe I'm wrong and I'm misunderstanding it.

Jennifer Palmisano
Catalog Maintenance Librarian
Center for Jewish History
New York, NY 10011
212-294-8301 x1049
jpalmisano@cjh.org

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On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Kemp, Rebecca <kempr@uncw.edu> wrote:

> In addition (and apologies for asking an elementary question), 
> but are bibliographic records considered factual information, 
> the kind of information that is not subject to copyright?  In 
> other words, say I create a bib record at my institution. 
> Before I submit it to OCLC, do I own the copyright for that bib 
> record, or is it in the public domain?
>
> --Rebecca
>
> Rebecca Kemp
> Serials Coordinator Librarian
> W.M. Randall Library
> UNC Wilmington