It's clear now nothing short of legislative action can guarantee libraries the same right to purchase and lend digital content that they have for print material. Without such action, we face the Spotification of libraries - paying for the right to temporarily access, nothing more.

We're reeling, and I appreciate your perspective (and finding you on here). What I'm wondering is if the other vendor(s) are likely to go in this direction also.

All applications for gender marker change are on hold while the State Department changes this policy.

Anyone who now submits an application for a change runs the risk of losing access to their passport and documents while their application is being processed.

Ha, that was an unexpected explanation! Thanks for the insider info, and for your work.