Vincent Courtney wrote:
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> I feel that a more important reason that we don't fund or undertake this
> kind of research is that most libraries are woefully underfunded (at
> least in the United States.) Only a relatively small number of
> academic libraries and the major federal libraries (LoC, NLM, etc.) can
> afford to hire staff to do this kind of research.
Which is why I often refer to OCLC Research as "our Bell Labs." I admire
their commitment to research, and think that it benefits all of us.
Their work, like xISBN, allows people at other institutions to create
services they couldn't do alone.
kc
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