After last week’s announcement to publish VIAF as open linked data under the license ODC-BY new OCLC news are indicating a new course of the organization: The same step is under discussion for Worldcat, the union catalogue should also fall under the license ODC-BY. Furthermore the engagement of Richard Wallis has been announced, Wallis new roll in the OCLC is the “Technology Evangelist”.

Peter Murray reports on Disruptive Library Technology Jester, that the publication of Worldcat data under the license ODC-BY has been discussed on the OCLC Global Council Meeting. It hasn’t been an announcement yet, but the Jim Michalko (Vice President of OCLC)made the recommendation for the OCLC leadership for the OCLC organs Global Council ...