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Thanks -- this is great news! Is there anyone from Ex Libris (or, really, any other vendor) floating around that would like to comment in kind??? -Bill- On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Kaplanian, Harry < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library