I am glad that the Sieghart review on elending is out , and that it is so concise and sensible. Affirming the importance that electronic lending be both free and possible remotely are both major steps forward. It is also to be welcomed as an official statement that ebooks are an essential part of a modern library service. Of course, it hasn't solved the problem of what is the model for lending, and how do you ensure an adequate return for publishers, but the suggestion that the market needs to experiment seems a sensible one.
Altogether, the review strikes me as unalloyed good news.
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