From: "Hinchliffe, Lisa W" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:25:07 +0000 Earlier this week, Roger Schonfeld and I published an analysis of this Springer Nature/ResearchGate pilot: Diverting Leakage to the Library Subscription Channel https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/07/16/diverting-leakage-to-subscription/ We have been impressed with the range of the feedback. From publishers concerned about the negative implications of this syndication model on their business ( https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/07/16/diverting-leakage-to-subscription/#comment-83396) to librarians contemplating that this arrangement may violate the terms of license agreements ( https://twitter.com/CopyrightLibn/status/1151464829141389312) as well as librarians wondering how usage might be reported to them - it is clear this is a topic of strategic interest. Syndication is an important and likely continuing development, and we expect to continue to write about this issue. We are eager to hear further feedback and perspectives from the scholarly communications community and welcome further thoughts. Best, Lisa -- Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Professor/ Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction University Library, University of Illinois, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801 [log in to unmask], 217-333-1323 (v), 217-244-4358 (f)