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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Dear Colleagues: I have been asked to share this message with library staff in Oregon. My apologies if you have already received it. If you would like to comment on the proposed OCLC policy for use and transfer of WorldCat records, please read on. The deadline for responses is April 8th. --> Jim<BR>
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Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<BR>
Oregon State Library<BR>
250 Winter St. NE<BR>
Salem, OR 97301<BR>
503-378-4367<BR>
(fax) 503-585-8059<BR>
jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us<BR>
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March 26, 2009<BR>
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Dear Colleague:<BR>
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As chair of the OCLC Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship, I invite you to participate in a Web-based survey among librarians and other interested constituents. The primary goal of this survey is to gather input from both OCLC members and non-members about a proposed OCLC policy, Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat® Records.<BR>
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The Review Board will consider the results of this survey in its recommendations to OCLC. <BR>
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Please review the existing guidelines and proposed policy if you have not already done so:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Guidelines: <FONT COLOR="#000AF1"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm</a></FONT> <a href="http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm"><http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/records/guidelines/default.htm></a> <BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Proposed Policy: <FONT COLOR="#000AF1"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/recordusepolicy.pdf">http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/recordusepolicy.pdf</a></FONT> <a href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/recordusepolicy.pdf"><http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/recordusepolicy.pdf></a> <BR>
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The OCLC Review Board is an independent committee convened by the OCLC Board of Trustees and the OCLC Members Council. If you wish to find out more about the Review Board, please visit these links: <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">OCLC Review Board: <FONT COLOR="#000AF1"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/board/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/board/default.htm</a></FONT> <a href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/board/default.htm"><http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/policy/board/default.htm></a> <BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Press release - formation of Review Board: <FONT COLOR="#000AF1"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm">http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm</a></FONT> <a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm"><http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/20092.htm></a> <BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Symbol">· </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">Press release - Review Board members: <FONT COLOR="#000AF1"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200910.htm">http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200910.htm</a></FONT> <a href="http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200910.htm"><http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200910.htm></a> <BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><FONT SIZE="5"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:18.0px'><B>The survey is available online at the following site, where you will find specific instructions on completing the survey:<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#FF0000">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=c0hILWPafv97EDbNiRXXjg_3d_3d<BR>
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I invite you to complete this survey yourself or forward it to a colleague with an interest in this issue. Your opinions and comments are vital to our evaluation, regardless of your current level of usage of OCLC services or your relationship to OCLC.<BR>
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Please complete the questionnaire online by <FONT COLOR="#FF0000">April 8, 2009</FONT>. To protect the confidentiality of your responses, all data will be collected, tabulated, and analyzed by Linray, an independent market research consultant. We will receive data in aggregate form only; your answers will not be associated in any way with you or your organization.<BR>
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If you have questions about the content of the survey, please send an e-mail to reviewboard@oclc.org. As an alternative to the survey, we welcome your feedback by sending an e-mail to reviewboard@oclc.org or posting comments at <a href="http://community.oclc.org/reviewboard/.">http://community.oclc.org/reviewboard/.</a> Please feel free to provide input in the language of your choice.<BR>
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Thank you for your participation in this survey.<BR>
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Sincerely,<BR>
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Jennifer A. Younger<BR>
Chair, OCLC Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship<BR>
Director, Hesburgh Libraries<BR>
University of Notre Dame<BR>
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