tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post115359941487481785..comments2023-09-19T09:28:19.313-05:00Comments on Librarians at the Gate: Free WorldCat!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689314012050314027noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post-1155848902784056432006-08-17T16:08:00.000-05:002006-08-17T16:08:00.000-05:00But ... there's a catch. Darn. Your library must n...But ... there's a catch. Darn. Your library must not only be an OCLC member but must subscribe to WorldCat to have your holdings included in the public version. This is no doubt a responsible financial decision but what a drag when it basically means libraries without the means to subcribe (nor the need for their patrons to pay for it) will be invisible. That bugs me. I should have called it "Not Really Free WorldCat." <BR/><BR/>In Minnesota the state subscribes on the behalf of all of its libraries but not everyone lives in a state with such a wise bunch of legislators (or as persuasive a library promoter as our St. Bill DeJohn.)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689314012050314027noreply@blogger.com