At 12:24 PM 12/3/2003 -0600, Herbert Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Matanya Ophee wrote: > > ... always had to accept a condition imposed by the library that the > > material will be used specifically for the purpose for which it was > > obtained, > >What is the library's motivation for this? I would have thought that a >non-profit library would be happy to promote the spread of non-copyright >material.
I would have thought so too, but in the real world, there are two forces at work. Some librarians think that just because they own the keys to the library, they own culture. You run into types like this every so often. But the real motivation is that no matter what country, no matter what political systems, libraries are under funded and they need to generate income so they can pay the overhead. That's the case with public libraries such as the BL, BN, LoC, etc. In the case of privately endowed libraries, the motivation is even stronger. That's the Golden Rule: He who owns the Gold, makes the Rules. The gold in our case are the manuscripts and old editions we seek. Matanya Ophee Editions Orphe'e, Inc., 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. Columbus, OH 43235-1226 Phone: 614-846-9517 Fax: 614-846-9794 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.orphee.com
