Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (MOVED)"Lisa Sallee, the assistant director of Ocean State Libraries, RI, recommended librarians “just say no” to unfavorable terms. She was able to get her membership to agree as a whole not to spend more than $79.99 for 24-month access to any title, and would like to set that cap even lower."
I wasn't able to attend this, but @janefriedman did and covered it for LJ. The RI model needs to become the norm ASAP.
The First of Many Conversations: Librarians and Independent Publishers Come Together at IndieLib 2024
Michael Reynolds, editor-in-chief of Europa Editions, saw libraries and publishers as star-crossed lovers that have been kept far apart for as long as possible, finally meeting in one room in Columbus, OH, at IndieLib, a conference hosted by the Independent Publishers Caucus and the Digital Public Library of America on April 2.
Maria Bustillos