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Hello everyone, There was a thread that started April 2nd about the Serials Solutions API and its NDA. We would like to clarify that the non-disclosure agreement which we ask libraries to sign before receiving the documentation for our APIs does not limit the library IN ANY WAY from contributing their own code to other institutions. The posting on code4lib from one of our support staff was incorrect. We ask libraries to sign a non-disclosure agreement before receiving the API's and accompanying documentation because once signed, API users have access to propriety information through communication with our development staff. Obviously, our software is our primary asset. We ask for the non-disclosure so that the technical details of that asset are not shared with a potential competitor. However, the code that the library develops using the API belongs to the library. The library is not limited from contributing that code to the community. In fact, we would encourage you to do so. Thanks! Harry Kaplanian Director of Product Management Serials Solutions