Chapter 2. The OCOL Platform

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.