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Re: back-ups for cds

Do very many libraries have the capability " to make" back-up copies?
I am curious...

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At 12:13 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I have a question:  Are any libraries burning back-ups for circulating
>CD-roms?  
>
>Some licenses do permit one back-up copy, but the majority say "no
>duplication".   If so, do you consider the "no duplicating" part of most of
>the licenses to mean no to back-ups as well if you are still only
>circulating one copy?  Do you always contact the provider to amend the
>license in these cases?
>
>If you don't burn back-ups, do you just circulate the cds without any
>back-up copies?
>
>Please respond directly to me and I will summarize for the list.  Thank you.
>Carole
>
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