Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
When did WorldCat turn corporate?
Lately I have noticed links to corporate sites at WorldCat.org.
For instance when you look up a book tile, under the listing for that title they have a link-list for "Find a copy in the library" which will take you to a library which has that book. This is a great service, because many libraries have inter-library loans -even across the country and this is a useful service for finding those kinds of loans.
But lately I have been finding many of those links aren't to a library at all! but to a corporate site like Alibris.com; who are in the business of selling books. While I wouldn't mind if they sold advertisements on these pages in order to pay for the site, It seems deceptive to have a link to a library that really takes you to a sale site that is only interested in dropping a cookie on your computer and selling you a book.
What do you think? Is every non-profit service on the internet becoming a stooge for a corporation?
1 Answer
- DarkwraithLv 49 years agoFavorite Answer
It seems many sites are going corporate but the library link sent you to the business because it's a method of someone finding that book if they want to read it.I don't really see a problem with a site sending someone to a respectable book seller as long as it's not given special treatment.I hope I answered to your liking.