OCLC data costs for ECC Library's

John Strachan made this Freedom of Information request to Essex County Council

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From: John Strachan

20 November 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Having concerns over library closures and the business practices of
partner "services" could you inform me how much ECC Libraries have
paid over the last ten years to subscribe to the OCLC data, and, if
possible, what proportion of this money is for membership of the
OCLC, and what proportion for retrieving data.

Please could you also inform me what steps have been taken to
investigate alternative partners for library data supply.

Yours faithfully,

John Strachan

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Essex County Council

3 September 2009

***Copy of response sent on 1st December 2008***

Dear Mr. Strachan,

I am pleased to send the following information, which I believe
satisfies your request:

Essex County Council Libraries do not subscribe to OCLC data
(catalogue records) nor have we subscribed within the period
stipulated.

Essex County Council Libraries are not, nor have been, members of
OCLC.

If you are not satisfied with my response to your request, please
let me know. If I am unable to resolve the issue immediately, I
will explain our complaints procedure.

If, after following our complaints procedure, you are still not
satisfied, you are entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to
review our decision. You can contact him at Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700.

Yours,

Chris Booty - Information & Learning Services Development Manager

Essex County Council

Adults, Health & Community Wellbeing : Libraries

Goldlay Gardens, Chelmsford CM2 0EW

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