Unfortunately, many librarians are more loyal to the publishers than the publishing oligarchs themselves! Arun ________________________________ From: madhan muthu Sent: 13 April 2023 00:10 To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: [LIS-Forum] The complex politics of e-book lending | The Week External Email https://theweek.com/talking-point/1022362/the-debate-over-digital-book-lendi... Libraries are more than the customer service departments for corporate database products," founder Brewster Kahle said in the statement. "For democracy to thrive at global scale, libraries must be able to sustain their historic role in society — owning, preserving, and lending books." -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.