Nylink shutting down 2010 May 17
I just read a press release that says that Nylink will wind down its operations over the next 12 months. Nylink, like other regional OCLC Networks had to look for different revenue streams due to changes at OCLC and the economy in general. However, unlike most (all?) of the other regional networks, it was tied to a state institution, in this case, the State University of New York. This restricted Nylink’s options, such as merging with other regional networks. I have only been in New York for two years so I don’t have a lot of experience with Nylink, but they seem like good people that were trying to do a good job for the libraries in the State of New York, and I am sure that they will be missed. I wish the employees of Nylink a good final 12 months and good luck in the future.