As a librarian, what I see these freelance writers doing is denying access to their opinions to kids writing term papers. A database is no different in principal from microfilm, just easier to access. I don't see how these writers can denigrate staff writers when they have proved that all their interested in is compensation and not dissemination of their ideas. The profit of a publication should be on initial distribution, not when used for historical research.
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As a librarian, what I see these freelance writers doing is denying access to their opinions to kids writing term papers. A database is no different in principal from microfilm, just easier to access. I don't see how these writers can denigrate staff writers when they have proved that all their interested in is compensation and not dissemination of their ideas. The profit of a publication should be on initial distribution, not when used for historical research.