Although the subtitle of this piece was too subtle for many readers, this
D-Lib opinion piece that Diane Hillmann and I wrote states our opinion that
the work on this proposed next version of the library cataloging rules "can
only keep us rooted firmly in the 20th, if not the 19th century." The library
catalog must undergo radical change to throw off its card-based legacy, or
libraries will be left in the dust by more nimble providers of information
services. This paper generated considerable discussion at the Seattle 2007
ALA conference, but it's going to take more than some articles to make change
happen. Some of us are working on next steps.
In June, 2006, the American Library Association was the first large group
to hold its convention in New Orleans. The Association had declared its intention
to come to New Orleans as early as fall, 2005. Because of this, many of us
got our first chance to visit post-Katrina New Orleans, and to bring home
our stories. This is mine. (PDF for printing, although
over 1MB)
The result of work I've been doing on the rights framework for the California
Digital Library, this paper introduces the concept of adding copyright-related
metadata to the descriptive metadata for digital objects. More information
about the CDL project (and perhaps some context for this work) is at http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/rights/.
My review of Larry Lessig's third book. The book is a very readable account
of the interaction of copyright and culture, all told through stories of real
people, from the Wright Brothers to college students using p2p technology
(and getting caught). Yes, a book on copyright that you can take on vacation!
Karen Coyle kcoyle.net