Aaron Swartz on “The OCLC Powergrab”
Aaron Scwartz of the Open Library has a provocative post on what he considers The OCLC Powergrab. He brings in a number of thoughs about how OCLC has lost its original mission and how “OCLC’s control passed from librarians and academics to business people (its senior executive comes from consulting firm Deloitte & Touche).” I’m not sure that I 100% agree with all of his thoughts on this issue, but I think they are important to consider as there is a lot of truth in what he writes. He has also started a petition to get OCLC to change its new WorldCat policy that you may wish to sign if you disagree with this upcoming new policy.