From: Steve Oberg <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:52 +0000

Amira,

This would indeed be interesting to know about. I'm afraid I can offer
no such information from my end, but I wanted to comment that what
would be particularly interesting in this is an understanding of what
rights or capabilities for such metadata sharing are defined. It seems
to me that this is the real sticking point. It's not just if/whether
different providers share metadata, but what specifically each can do
with it. I wonder too if this relates in your mind to the whole can of
worms that is text mining.

Steve

Steve Oberg
Assistant Professor
Electronic Resources and Serials
Buswell Memorial Library
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL  60187


On May 15, 2013, at 6:34 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: "Aaron, Amira" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 20:11:48 +0000
>
> I’m curious as to whether anyone on this list has used or has seen
> license language which you can point to regarding the inclusion of
> rich metadata for leased or purchased content in the discovery system
> of the library’s choice.  We need to ensure that our patrons have
> access to all of our subscribed/owned content via our discovery
> systems, and this lack of content neutrality is a growing problem as
> the major vendors, especially those who sell both content and
> discovery systems, do not thus far seem willing to cooperate or share
> with each other.  It seems unwise to spend money for content that will
> not be available for searching or discovery by our patrons.
>
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> Amira Aaron
> Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources
> Northeastern University Libraries
> Boston, MA  02115
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