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Yes, I absolutely agree Eric - I am not sure if it is because we have no National Library - it might just be because of the US notions of individuality and freedom of commerce - as a country, we just won't tell anyone what to do, even if it’s to be open. LIBER open data agreement: http://libereurope.eu/libers-open-access-publication-guidelines/ Sir Tim, Open Data Institute in Britain: http://theodi.org/team/timbl ; http://theodi.org/ EU/EC Neelie Kroes, open data - http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/tags/data My 2 cents and worth every penny - deb On Dec 19, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don’t know about y’all, but it seems to me that things like linked data and open access are larger trends in Europe than here in the United States. Is there are larger commitment to sharing in Europe when compared to the United States? If so, is this a factor based on the nonexistence of a national library in the United States? Is this your perception too? —Eric Morgan [log in to unmask] Debra Shapiro SLIS, the iSchool at UW-Madison Helen C. White Hall, Rm. 4282 600 N. Park St. Madison WI 53706 608 262 9195 mobile 608 712 6368 FAX 608 263 4849