Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 21:30:08 -0400
From: Kim Laird (Library of MI) <klaird_at_michigan.gov>
Subject: ROCKFORD Plat books
We've just received a new copy of a local county plat book from
Rockford (http://www.rockfordmap.com). Within the contents is a notice
of a requirement to purchase a license agreement if you (or your users)
are going to make copies of the plat maps within. The license is a
separate purchase from the book & is $100 for the first county &
$75 for succeeding counties. This license allows you to make unlimited
copies of the maps within.
This is a new twist for us & I wondered how other libraries are dealing
with the situation. Obviously our licensing committee will be meeting to
review the license & the situation to decide how to proceed. It also has
implications for any libraries with genealogical collections, since it
effectively adds quite a bit of cost to purchasing any of the books. It
also adds an interesting dimension to the licensing discussions that go
on in many libraries.
Kim Laird, Acquisitions & Periodicals Librarian, Technical Services,
Library of Michigan, Dept. of History, Arts, and Libraries,
PO Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909 or
717 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48915
klaird_at_michigan.gov (FAX) 517-373-9438 or (Text phone only, TDD)
517-373-5866.
Office HOURS: 7:30a.m. - 4 p.m. http://www.libraryofmichigan.org
Received on Sun Aug 04 2002 - 13:16:42 EDT