This practice of windowing has
attracted strong
criticism from librarians culminating in the
national lobby group taking out a full page advert in Sweden's biggest
national newspaper slamming the practice, and criticising publishers for mercantile behaviour and failing to see libraries as strategic partners in reader and audience development for their books.
The delay has
attracted criticism and is, understandably, creating anxiety for EU
nationals and uncertainty for UK businesses, and is preventing proper planning and recruitment.