Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Cory Rockliff
On 4/19/2010 3:02 PM, Cowles, Esme wrote: So of course I'd love them to offer it for free. But realistically, it probably cost them a fortune to develop, and they've got to recoup that somehow. Yes, but I can't imagine they're recouping much from licensing to non-profits--surely the real reve

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Cowles, Esme
e- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ethan > Gruber > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 1:04 PM > To: Johnston, Leslie; Code for Libraries > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name > Authority (CONA) > &

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Johnston, Leslie
f Ethan Gruber Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 1:04 PM To: Johnston, Leslie; Code for Libraries Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA) They wanted at least $1000 for the geographic terms. Doesn't sound very reasonable to me, to be honest, es

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Cory Rockliff
I believe that's $1000 for a five-year license, or $200 a year, for unlimited use of the data as an XML download and/or as a web service. That compares pretty favorably to, e.g., $325 / year minimum for access to RDA Toolkit. The real question here, I think, is not whether the price is right,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Ethan Gruber
They wanted at least $1000 for the geographic terms. Doesn't sound very reasonable to me, to be honest, especially since I was considering developing an application based on their own CDWA schema. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Cory Rockliff wrote: > Actually, their licensing terms for non-pr

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Cory Rockliff
Actually, their licensing terms for non-profits are very reasonable. On 4/19/2010 11:43 AM, Ethan Gruber wrote: I wonder how many thousands of dollars they will charge to use this. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mark A. Matienzowrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Erin

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Ethan Gruber
I wonder how many thousands of dollars they will charge to use this. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Erin Coburn > Date: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:54 AM > > The Museum Computer Network (MCN), Gallery Systems, and the J. Pau

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: Webinar: Introducing Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA)

2010-04-19 Thread Mark A. Matienzo
-- Forwarded message -- From: Erin Coburn Date: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:54 AM The Museum Computer Network (MCN), Gallery Systems, and the J. Paul Getty Trust are pleased to offer a free Webinar on a new vocabulary under development, the Cultural Objects Name Authority™ (CONA). "In