Jisc and OCLC, a global library organization, have signed an agreement meaning academic and specialist libraries across the UK will have better access to fit-for-purpose catalog records and an enhanced ability to share and reuse bibliographic metadata.
Building on the aims of Plan M to streamline the metadata marketplace in the UK, this transitional agreement, which runs until July 2022, will allow subscribing libraries to access OCLC WorldCat cataloguing services - a comprehensive database of information about library services.
It will also enable all users of the Jisc Library Hub Cataloguing service to download full OCLC records. It also increases the global visibility of subscribing libraries by enabling catalogue data to be shared with WorldCat.
The agreement provides a foundation for Jisc, OCLC, and participating libraries to work closely together on shared challenges, towards the goal of more openly shareable data.
The partnership will be used to accelerate the shift towards using linked data approaches to empower new research, and to undertake collaborative explorations of bias and misrepresentation in the discovery of resources to ensure diversity and inclusion.
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