[Web4lib] Build the Open Shelves Classification

[Tim Spalding]

That makes sense.

(Sorry for the short message, but to not concede the point would be bad.)

T

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Roy Tennant <tennantr at oclc.org> wrote:
> For small libraries, which are likely the ones who fall into the "one seat"
> category, the abridged product is more likely to be what they need, and the
> top price for that is $87 (for non-OCLC cataloging customers), which again
> is about the cost of one book from a library publisher.
> Roy
>
>
> On 7/16/08 7/16/08 • 2:31 PM, "Tim Spalding" <tim at librarything.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, this is all a matter of degree, but if you aren't an OCLC
>> member, you pay $315 a year for one staff member, $1,025 for ten—per
>> year, every year for web access. I don't think that's trivial.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:45 PM, Roy Tennant <tennantr at oclc.org> wrote:
>>> On 7/16/08 7/16/08 € 1:08 PM, "Dan Lester" <dan at riverofdata.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not defending DDC, but it isn't really expensive either.
>>>
>>> Well, OK, then I'll defend it. Small libraries can get the web version of
>>> Dewey for cataloging online for about the same price as a single book from
>>> just about any library book publisher. You may not like the Dewey Decimal
>>> Classification for other reasons, but price should not be one of them. See
>>> http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ordering/ for the details.
>>> Roy
>>> OCLC
>>>
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