César Pallares :damnified:<p>As member of the ICOLC Coordinating Committee, I'm pleased to share our official statement addressing e-book business models following Clarivate's announced changes. Our committee's position, informed by 500+ libraries worldwide:</p><p>Permanent access is essential</p><p>Library-vendor collaboration must improve</p><p>Collection development flexibility is non-negotiable</p><p>Competitive marketplace benefits all stakeholders</p><p>Read the complete statement: <a href="https://icolc.net/statements/aligning-e-book-offerings-library-needs-call-dialogue-and-respect" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">icolc.net/statements/aligning-</span><span class="invisible">e-book-offerings-library-needs-call-dialogue-and-respect</span></a> <br><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ICOLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICOLC</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ScholarlyPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholarlyPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a></p>
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Peter Murray<p>Bibliographic metadata is the lifeblood of libraries, and libraries have a long history of cooperating on its creation and maintenance. <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/ICOLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICOLC</span></a> wants to be sure that tradition continues. <a href="https://dltj.org/article/issue-96-metadata#icolc-statement" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dltj.org/article/issue-96-meta</span><span class="invisible">data#icolc-statement</span></a> 3/4</p>
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