Book Corners 项目决定无限期暂停将用户贡献的图书馆数据同步回 OpenStreetMap 的计划 [1]。该项目最初从 OpenStreetMap 获取数据作为起点 [1]，原本计划允许用户提交的图书馆位置在管理员审核后同步回 OpenStreetMap [1]。
开发者在研究实现过程中发现，符合 OpenStreetMap 数据导入指南的要求远超预期 [1]。除了 API 编码工作外，还需要创建专用账户、发布详细导入计划、处理许可问题、在社区论坛发起提案、与本地社区联系、维护永久链接、保持持续沟通以及提供退出选项 [1]。这些组织和运营成本对项目的实际价值而言过于沉重 [1]。
Book Corners 决定将继续承认 OpenStreetMap 为数据来源，但不会将直接贡献给 Book Corners 的图书馆自动或手动创建到 OpenStreetMap 中 [1]。
The Book Corners project has decided to indefinitely suspend its plan to synchronize library data contributed by users back to OpenStreetMap [1]. The developers discovered that implementing this feature would require far more operational effort than initially anticipated, extending well beyond the technical work of API integration [1].
According to the project's assessment, compliance with OpenStreetMap's data import guidelines demands a comprehensive set of organizational steps [1]. These include establishing a dedicated account, publishing a detailed import plan, addressing licensing issues, opening a formal community forum proposal, contacting local communities, maintaining permanent links, staying in ongoing communication, and providing exit options [1]. The developers concluded that "the operational work outweighs the value" that this functionality would deliver to the project [1].
Moving forward, Book Corners will continue to acknowledge OpenStreetMap as its data source but will no longer automatically or manually create library locations contributed directly to Book Corners within OpenStreetMap [1]. The project initially built upon data obtained from OpenStreetMap and had planned to enable users to submit new library locations for administrative review before syncing them back to the platform [1].