Thanks for the feedback.

I don’t anticipate writing about licensing issues; there are experts in that field, and I’m definitely not one of them. It’s an area where I just don’t see myself adding value. Sorry.

Additionally, there’s a straightforward conflict-of-interest issue in writing about licensing of databases, and always has been: RLG was, and OCLC is, a database publisher/distributor.

first of all – C&I is the one publication I read every time. I’ll print it and then either read it during meetings or on the bus.

Re censorware, feel free to drop this. I’d be more interested in copyright issues and licensing, as we (as librarians) get more and more involved in those matters… and it is very complicated (different copyright laws, different licensing conditions per publisher)…

best regards,

Dennie

Good response–although your commentary doesn’t really deal with #2: “How do I add value?” I know the answer for my big CIPA writeup back in the day; I’m a whole lot less sanguine about adding value in the future.

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