Re: OCLC Membershiip [was OCLC response to SkyRiver lawsuit]

From: Tim Spalding <tim_at_nyob>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 23:16:43 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
This is an interesting sentence to parse through.

"Members financially support OCLC through purchase of services or
products. Without the ongoing contribution of intellectual content or
sharing of resources, such purchases do not qualify an institution for
Membership."

I take this to threaten not just those who switch to other providers,
like SkyRiver, but also users of CatExpress and those using the "ILL
Only" in only one direction.

Does this seem right? Does anyone have the previous definition?

Tim
Received on Sat Aug 07 2010 - 23:18:03 EDT