RedLightGreen
Encyclopedia
RedLightGreen was a database
of bibliographic
descriptions on the Web
created by Research Libraries Group (RLG)
. RedLightGreen also allowed users to create citation
s for works found. On July 1, 2006, RLG was merged with OCLC
, and it was announced that the RedLightGreen service would be replaced by WorldCat
, via Open WorldCat, available at WorldCat.org.
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
of bibliographic
Bibliography
Bibliography , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology...
descriptions on the Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
created by Research Libraries Group (RLG)
Research Libraries Group
The Research Libraries Group was a U.S.-based library consortium which developed the Eureka interlibrary search engine, the RedLightGreen database of bibliographic descriptions and ArchiveGrid, a database containing descriptions of archival collections...
. RedLightGreen also allowed users to create citation
Citation
Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source . More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source). More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated...
s for works found. On July 1, 2006, RLG was merged with OCLC
OCLC
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs"...
, and it was announced that the RedLightGreen service would be replaced by WorldCat
WorldCat
WorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
, via Open WorldCat, available at WorldCat.org.