Connecting Data Silos From Libraries And Publishers

January 21, 2010

Keywords: Online Computer Library Center, Open Library, Google, Metadata

As David talks about in chapter 6 of Pull, the OCLC (Open Computer Library Center) and Google have been at odds on metadata issues for years. Recently, the two sides met at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting, where Google “opened the kimono” to explain how they process book metadata from libraries and publishers. The discussion also revolved around Open Library’s architecture which uses standards in line with W3C recommendations and the Semantic Web. Read more about this discussion, questions asked, and recommendations on the standards at go-to-hellman.blogspot.com.