RE: Are banner ads acceptable on licesnsed databases?

["Lin, Joanna" <LinJ@grc.nia.nih.gov>]

It would be annoying.

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Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:08 AM
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Subject: Are banner ads acceptable on licesnsed databases?


Colleagues,

I need your opinion. An online database vendor has asked me if librarians
would accept or object to their placing banner ads, visible to library
patrons, on licensed databases hosted by their company?

What would be your reaction? Not care; accepting; would cancel the
subscription or?  I take it that they feel they could charge lower fees if
they had the additional revenue from the ads.

What's your feeling?