So let me get this straight.... The for-profit corporations, LibraryThing.com, Serial Solutions, etc, are crying about the fact that the non-profit company won't share data with them. What is this? Corporate propaganda? Corporate entitlement? Corporate Welfare?
OCLC is not Microsoft. Librarians need this organization for larger representation. If they didn't have them, they'd rely on governmental institutions for support, aka American Library Association. I think we all know how that rides.
I delight in corporations whining about the difficulties of doing business with a non-profit. Turn the table and try making a deal on your terms with the for-profit world. The medicine ain't so tasty, is it?
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So let me get this straight.... The for-profit corporations, LibraryThing.com, Serial Solutions, etc, are crying about the fact that the non-profit company won't share data with them. What is this? Corporate propaganda? Corporate entitlement? Corporate Welfare? OCLC is not Microsoft. Librarians need this organization for larger representation. If they didn't have them, they'd rely on governmental institutions for support, aka American Library Association. I think we all know how that rides. I delight in corporations whining about the difficulties of doing business with a non-profit. Turn the table and try making a deal on your terms with the for-profit world. The medicine ain't so tasty, is it?