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edlab-tc-columbia-edu-3799		The Commodification of the Library Patron - Kalliopi Mathios - Blog at Gottesman Libraries			.html	text/html	3737	237	45	Through these license and subscription agreements, vendors receive payment along with minimally obstructed access to library patrons and their platform behavior via account creation processes and other data analytics means. The library-patron-as-commodity takes many eerie forms and extends beyond the vendor platform; it can include providing patron metrics illustrating success of government-funded programming despite a lack of structural improvements, patron data used for marketing and advertising purposes, and direct patron access for political campaigning. OCLC's Wise does not promise to enhance the patron experience, deliver new services, or challenge traditional library or societal paradigms; its main prerogative is to lean into platform capitalism by commodifying the very communities it aims to serve to maximize its profit, grow its presence, and continue the process of privatization in public and private non-profit institutions.	./cache/edlab-tc-columbia-edu-3799.html	./txt/edlab-tc-columbia-edu-3799.txt