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Originally Posted by patrickt
I'm neither a librarian nor a systems analyst but why should on-line libraries be restricted geographically. Why should there be a co-op where library users from dozens of cities all share the same on-line resources?
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There certainly can be (and even ARE) such co-ops. The fundamental issue, however, is funding. The on-line services from U.S. libraries are generally available for "free" to people who are in the geographical areas they serve, because those are the taxpayers whose taxes support the library. Follow the money.
Xenophon