Hello all,
My name is Joanna White and I am the Product Manager for the WorldCat
Registry. The WorldCat Registry is a directory of libraries and services
they provide. Through a secure webtool, libraries can manage and share
information about their institutional identity, and makes institutional
metadata available to both OCLC and non-OCLC services. Currently, the
WorldCat Registry does not include the type of database information
Stephen mentioned in his original message. However, we are always
interested in the community's ideas and needs. We follow lists like
[CODE4LIB] and you can also send ideas to our mailbox at registries at
oclc dot org
You can follow the WorldCat Registry's developments via the OCLC
Newsletter or on the DevNet Blog at http://worldcat.org/devnet/blog/
You can also learn more about our API offerings under WorldCat Registry
Search, WorldCat Registry Detail and OpenURL Getaway here
http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/content/affiliate/default.jsp.
Thank you, Joanna White
OCLC
WorldCat Registry, http://worldcat.org/registry/institutions
mailto: Whitej at oclc dot org
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Stephen Francoeur
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [CODE4LIB] registry of databases
Despite my best efforts to save things to delicious that catch my eye, I
can't seem to find an item that I know I read in the past two weeks.
Someone mentioned an effort to create a registry of databases in which
you could see what libraries had subscribed to which database. Is there
such a project or is this a figment of my fevered imagination?
I know I'm not thinking of how some libraries include databases in their
catalogs, which then gets passed on to WorldCat if the library is an
OCLC member. What I recall reading, though, may have made some reference
to the WorldCat Registry
(http://www.worldcat.org/registry/Institutions).
Any help here?
Stephen Francoeur
Information Services Librarian
Newman Library
Baruch College
151 E. 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
http://www.retaggr.com/Card/stephenfrancoeur
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