Jeffrey A. Young
Software Architect
OCLC, Inc.
Functionality has been incorporated into Open WorldCat (with FirstSearch to follow) that allows us to accommodate user-contributed content such as reviews, notes, and tables of content. As a pilot program, we do not know how this will develop, but we believe it is important to provide a central presence on the web where libraries and readers can engage in a conversation about books and other materials. This presentation will cover our experiences with the pilot as well as a peek at the open-source tools that were used to implement it.
http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/usercontent/
http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/wikid/
