tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741879089300545664.post7341298516075394012..comments2015-02-09T16:09:41.049+00:00Comments on The Chronicles of Richard: Blackwell vs NorwayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741879089300545664.post-51417273014620145732007-03-06T14:07:00.000+00:002007-03-06T14:07:00.000+00:00Hi Tom,I'm not sure what the direct financial cost...Hi Tom,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what the direct financial costs of the ILL are (I got the impression from the article that they were free), but the indirect costs of staff time are going, undoubtedly, to be great. That they are willing to consider this option shows how serious they are.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of great generalisation, the Norwegians are a highly egalitarian people, and this sort of treatment by big businesses won't be taken lying down.<BR/><BR/>After the meeting next week there might be more to say on how the academics feel about the whole issue, but for the moment I don't know.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926743283105864371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741879089300545664.post-42825204288659868202007-03-06T11:53:00.000+00:002007-03-06T11:53:00.000+00:00Hi Richard,Do you know if Norwegian Libraries pay ...Hi Richard,<BR/><BR/>Do you know if Norwegian Libraries pay a fee for each Inter-Library loan request as is the case in the UK? Assuming they do, I'd guess that they are going to have some serious financial difficulties. According to the article you list:<BR/>"Last year, the 20 most-read journals from Blackwell were downloaded at least 500 times each,"<BR/><BR/>I guess Blackwell are assuming that eventual pressure from academics will force the libraries to backdown. Did you get any impression on how the academics at Bergen feel about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623598379472761648noreply@blogger.com