On 12/08/13 12:20, Andrew Darby wrote: > I don't get this argument at all. Why is it "counter productive to try to > look at open source alternatives" if the vendor's option is relatively > cheap? Why wouldn't you investigate all options? If you have no in-house technical capability, the cost of looking at an open source alternative can easily outweigh the multi-year licensing fee. cheers stuart -- Stuart Yeates Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/