No, but thanks for the heads-up. Shelley On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:29 AM, deb bose <gntdb@llcoop.org> wrote:

Has anyone received a message from Smartprocure for all your libraries invoices and vendors for the last five years to upload electronically to their database.

I called the person who sent the e-mail and she told me they just collect millions of public records-just because.

Anyone experience this type of request before?

Thanks for your responses,

Deb

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There are some really useful FOIA requests - "just because" is not one of them. It seems that Smartprocure (http://smartprocure.us/understand-smartprocure/) is trying to build a central database to help businesses - relying on FOIA requests and then reselling the data to businesses. It might be they are reaching out to all public libraries in the state - just on a fishing expedition. This is the information on FOIA from the University of Michigan - http://foia.vpcomm.umich.edu/ All requests have a more finite structure and scope. Everything over the last five years seems a bit much - especially if it is someone outside the state (they are from Florida). However, they might be working with a Michigan customer. The Library of Michigan has a nice resource page for trustee info which might be useful: http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_69405_18689---,00.h... Michigan Library Association had a workshop on this in April. Maybe people who went can chime in. Sounds like a good topic for future MLA sessions. I have seen some expensive charges from governmental entities - sometimes excessively high - for FOIA requests. I do not encourage people to come up with high fees - just what is covered to reasonably do the work. I would let them know what it will cost and what they are looking at. And when they say...why are you charging so much - you can talk about the effort involved in this work - or simply say.... we are charging this "just because". Best - Corey Corey Seeman Director, Kresge Library Services (http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/) Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street, Modular Offices Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234 (734) 764-9969 Cell Phone (734) 717-9734 Fax (734) 764-4162 cseeman@umich.edu Twitter @cseeman Google+ https://plus.google.com/117345227585597362675 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8205-1255 Corey's Web Home: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:29 AM, deb bose <gntdb@llcoop.org> wrote:

Has anyone received a message from Smartprocure for all your libraries invoices and vendors for the last five years to upload electronically to their database.

I called the person who sent the e-mail and she told me they just collect millions of public records-just because.

Anyone experience this type of request before?

Thanks for your responses,

Deb

Deborah L. Bose, Director Grant Area District Library 122 Elder St. Grant, MI 49327

231-834-5713 t 231-834-9705 f

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They want all our purchase orders from 2001 to now. Is this legitimate? Is there supposed to be a form for this? Shelley On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:29 AM, deb bose <gntdb@llcoop.org> wrote:

Has anyone received a message from Smartprocure for all your libraries invoices and vendors for the last five years to upload electronically to their database.

I called the person who sent the e-mail and she told me they just collect millions of public records-just because.

Anyone experience this type of request before?

Thanks for your responses,

Deb

Deborah L. Bose, Director Grant Area District Library 122 Elder St. Grant, MI 49327

231-834-5713 t 231-834-9705 f

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Has anyone replied to this requester with the 10-day extension? What wording did you use? I have just finished drafting our policy, etc. after our City's and now have time to deal with the request. Shelley On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:29 AM, deb bose <gntdb@llcoop.org> wrote:

Has anyone received a message from Smartprocure for all your libraries invoices and vendors for the last five years to upload electronically to their database.

I called the person who sent the e-mail and she told me they just collect millions of public records-just because.

Anyone experience this type of request before?

Thanks for your responses,

Deb

Deborah L. Bose, Director Grant Area District Library 122 Elder St. Grant, MI 49327

231-834-5713 t 231-834-9705 f

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-- Shelley Williams Director, White Lake Community Library 3900 White Lake Dr. Whitehall, MI 49461 The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community.–Paula Poundstone