I'd say that would be perfect. It would be accurate no matter what
restrictions are accurate or removed in the future, and it addresses the
situation fairly.
Bruce
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, LARRY SKUTCHAN wrote:
OK, how about a statement in that section of the manual along the following lines?
Note that the policies and regulations for some of the resources listed in this section of the manual may differ depending on your country of residence. You may wish to check with the specific organization to insure that the services described are available in your country. Note, too, that this list is far from comprehensive. This section lists only a snapshot of what kind of material is available. There may be others not listed here.
ahart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, April 19, 2006 2:25:55 PM >>>I would agree with these sentiments. However, what Larry says is right too. There's no need for APH to keep a track of the policies of different organizations. This would be asking too much.
However, given that many sources of e-texts do have restrictive policies and conditions on the services they offer, and since the BP manual is providing a list of sources of material suitable for downloading to the BP, I believe that this warrants the inclusion of a note informing the user that the materials made available by some of these organisations may only be available to US citizens or residents and that the user should consult the respective organizations for further information about their elligibility to receive such services.
I can't see how APH could get into trouble recommending this. It seems like good advice and prewarns new users that not all the listed sources are necessarily going to be available to them. And finally, it only requires a single edit to the manual.
Cheers, Andrew.
At 12:29 19-04-2006, you wrote:I happen to agree with Bruce for a change. All that need be mentioned when discussing other sources like bookshare and rfb&d is that some material may be available to u.s. residents.