Big news announced today in library land: SkyRiver Files Antitrust Suit Against OCLC

SkyRiver Technologies vs. OCLC (full-text PDF)

It’s hard to imagine that much good will come from this. A whole bunch of resources (time, energy, money) that could otherwise go into enhancing library systems and services will be wasted on this legal battle. Services provided by Google and others will continue to marginalize and undermine libraries, while the “players” in the library sphere squabble themselves into oblivion. Will they take the entire field down with them?