Chapter 2. The OCOL Platform

Authors

  • Mirela Roncevic

Abstract

Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 56, no. 7), “One Country One Library,” explains the OCOL platform in terms of its technological background and its unique features and functionalities. It highlights what distinguishes the platform from the others on the market, including, for example, the absence of reviews and ratings, the role of public marginalia, the role of Profiles within the platform, the role of analytics, and ways in which user privacy is guarded at all times. The chapter also explains why all content within the platform is classified as one of the following: licensed content, open access, public domain, or self-published.

Author Biography

Mirela Roncevic

Mirela Roncevic is a writer, journalist, editor, content developer, and publishing and library consultant. Over the course of her publishing and library career—print and digital, trade and academic publishing—she has worked with a range of publishers and libraries and partnered with global companies creating new opportunities for publishers, authors, readers, educators, researchers, and librarians. She has also contributed articles, reports, features, reviews, and stories to a range of publications and has served as managing editor of several book series. Mirela is the author of several books and reports on e-books and digital content published by ALA, and her doctoral research explores the impact on DRM, open access, open educational resources, and open digital libraries.

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Published

2020-10-05

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 7 (2020): October

Section

Chapters