Ya'aqov, The answer is not "no", it is exactly as Karen described. Since you interpret this as "no", I wonder if you have a less than complete grasp on what it takes to develop an ongoing production service upon which you can rely. Also, I hope you can appreciate that we have many competing priorities that we cannot simply ignore in order to respond to a new service idea. As most institutions do, we have a procedure for weighing development priorities and making strategic decisions that we cannot simply throw aside upon a whim. Lastly, part of what we would be required to do is to work with the Library of Congress as the producer of the data before we could create such a service. Thank you for allowing me to further explain why we cannot simply implement your proposal. Roy On 10/12/08 10/12/08 • 11:39 AM, "Ya'aqov Ziso" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> suggestion to our list of potential new services and enhancements for > consideration in our next round of planning for development in fiscal year > 2010. > > Roy, Karen, > The deferment suggested by your reply leaves out CODE4LIB’s core offer, > to engage timely technologies for the libraries available currently, in the > pace of Web 2.0. It seems OCLC has yet to find way to cope with the pace of > such offers. If there were two ways of saying No to our NAF update > notification request from OCLC, I guess you opted for the second. > Legitimately and respectfully I take this as a No. > Regards, > Ya’aqov Ziso, > > > > On 10/11/08 5:48 PM, "Roy Tennant" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Forwarded by permission. >> Roy >> >> On 10/10/08 10/10/08 • 2:57 PM, "Calhoun,Karen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Ya'aqov Ziso, >>> >>> Your email request/proposal of 4 October 2008 to Roy Tennant ("My proposal >>> to >>> you is that OCLC will start offering a NEW service to its >>> members/subscribers. >>> That service will be a simple listing of the 010 fields for Name authority >>> records that have been CHANGED that week in the OCLC NAF, and 010 for the >>> new >>> Name authority records for that have been ADDED to NAF.") has been referred >>> by >>> OCLC Research to the OCLC Metadata Services product group for consideration. >>> >>> We are pleased to receive your suggestion for a new service. We will add >>> this >>> suggestion to our list of potential new services and enhancements for >>> consideration in our next round of planning for development in fiscal year >>> 2010. >>> >>> Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. >>> >>> Karen >>> >>> Karen Calhoun >>> Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services >>> 6565 Kilgour Place >>> Dublin OH 43017 >>> 800-848-5878 x6441 >>> 614-764-6441 >>> FAX: 614-718-7457 >>> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> On 10/4/08 10/4/08 • 2:02 PM, "Ya'aqov Ziso" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> The following message has been posted also in ACAT >>> =============================== >>> Roy, >>> >>> Kindest thanks for providing language in-between systems engineers such >>> as CODE4LIB and bibliographic control librarians such as ACAT >>> ( http://techessence.info/tech/ ). The premise of my appeal to you was that >>> you also represent OCLC Programs & Research when contributing to CODE4LIB >>> and ACAT. >>> >>> 1. CODE4LIB expressed interest in obtaining a copy of LCSH and NAF and their >>> weekly updates (see the first eMail in the thread you're pointing at >>> http://serials.infomotions.com/code4lib/archive/2008/200809/subject.html >>> from Andrew Nagy, then 2 follow ups from Andrew and myself). >>> >>> 2. At a later point in the thread, the focus was placed on the UPDATES for >>> NAF. OCLC are receiving weekly updates for NAF, updating and making these >>> files current for OCLC subscribers/members. >>> >>> 3. My proposal to you is that OCLC will start offering a NEW service to its >>> members/subscribers. That service will be a simple listing of the 010 fields >>> for Name authority records that have been CHANGED that week in the OCLC NAF, >>> and 010 for the new Name authority records for that have been ADDED to NAF. >>> >>> 4. Such service will assist system staff in planning their authority work >>> and sufficient also for CODE4LIB's current purposes. >>> >>> If you wish to explore this opportunity for collaboration some more, I will >>> be glad to follow up offline. Kindest thanks, >>> >>> Ya'aqov Ziso, Rowan University >>> >>> ================================= >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> Ya'aqov, I'm afraid I don't have any idea to what you are referring. >>>>> Although I had posted one message on an authorities thread in Code4Lib, it >>>>> wasn't this at all. Anyone who wants to see this thread can do so at: >>>>> >>>>> http://serials.infomotions.com/code4lib/archive/2008/200809/subject.html >>>>> >>>>> Look for "LOC Authority Data". Thanks, >>>>> Roy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/1/08 10/1/08 € 9:56 AM, "Ya'aqov Ziso" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> The following request from OCLC/Roy Tennant (in another list) may be of >>>>>>> interest also here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can OCLC provide a service to its members with a list of 010 (only the >>>>> 010) >>>>>>> for the NAME authority records for the specific weekly update of each >>>>>>> >>> >> week >>>>>>> OCLC receive from NACO/LC? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is a simple grep from the NAF weekly update, listing additions and >>>>>>> changes to NAF for that week. That seems to be no infringement of any >>>>>>> >>> >> copy >>>>>>> rights, just pointers to records that can be reviewed by system staff >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> planning their authority work. A most useful service from OCLC. Kindest >>>>>>> thanks, >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>> >>> > --