[open-bibliography] Ex Libris forms expert group on open data in Alma

[Patrick Danowski]

Hi all,

I think this is a good think because the open data movement can win. 

First a short look on the situation. Exlibris is mainly a library system vendor and don't own library data (okay primo central is something different but its not mainly about metadata) What Exlibris can do is make it on the technology level very easy to provide linked data and downloadable data dumps. 

If this technology based questions are part of the group discussion we can very happy because we have less to focus on the how (technology) question and can focus on the license issue. But the license decision has to be taken on the local level. 

But certainly it can also happen was Adrian is pointing out that the talk only about openness in there own eco system. But there is must be made totally clear (if they came out with marketing for that) and this is not real open data. 

It would be nice if they can realize the openness in there own system via using open licenses. 

The outcome don't has to be perfect but the discussion is step forward. Looking forward to see where the discussion is going

Patrick     

Am 22.06.2011 um 16:27 schrieb Karen Coyle:

> Actually, I know very little about it myself at this point, but I will  
> provide info when I get it. My goal is to push toward openness of the  
> data, and I believe that is also the goal of Ex Libris. As a company,  
> they cannot do anything about "legal" openness, they can only enter  
> into a contract with their users about the data they manage. Making  
> the bibliographic data in their system open is undoubtedly related to  
> a marketing advantage, but having a major vendor take up the question,  
> with openness as a goal, is a good thing.
> 
> kc
> 
> Quoting Adrian Pohl <adrian.pohl at okfn.org>:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Ex Libris has formed an "Expert Advisory Group for Open Data in the
>> Alma Library Management Service", see http://bit.ly/jfPKDj
>> 
>> Karen, can you provide some more information about this? It doesn't
>> seem to be focused on legal openness. Also I find this document quite
>> inconsistent. A phrase like the Alma Community zone being "a catalog
>> of bibliographic records shared by all libraries that are using the
>> Alma library management service" does sound more like an exclusive
>> club than an open database to me. Alongside Karen's quote this is a
>> bit strange.
>> 
>> Best
>> Adrian
>> 
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