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Nondisclosure of price quotes/estimates
There is one specific aspect of the nondisclosure issue that I am curious about. At a couple of recent gatherings (COC and the "Virtually Yours" workshop), people seemed to have problems with vendors/publishers requiring non- disclosure of price quotes/estimates. Many people seemed to find themselves wanting to share information with colleagues on pricing, but felt that they could NOT do so due to nondisclosure/confidentiality agreements (many times, nondisclosure is invoked BEFORE both parties enter into a contract). I'd like to get vendors' and publishers' perspectives on this. I've heard librarians speculate why they think vendors and publishers do this, but I don't think I've ever heard an explanation from the information service provider's side. I know that there are vendors' and publishers' representatives on LIBLICENSE-L. I'd sure like to hear their take on the issue. Bernie Sloan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bernie Sloan Senior Library Information Systems Consultant University of Illinois Office for Planning & Budgeting 338 Henry Administration Building 506 S. Wright Street Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-333-4895 Fax: 217-333-6355 e-mail: bernies@uillinois.edu
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