James Lafferty, Licensing Manager for FE and Skills, Jisc

1. The Jisc Collections model licence

2. Materials are for generic presentation purposes only and do not constitute legal advice 2
Jisc Collections
» Procure and license digital content that supports the teaching,
learning and research requirements of the institution
» 150 HE members, 300 FE members
» 200 licence agreements
» 7,000 subscriptions
» Estimated efficiency gains of over £50 million per annum

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What is a licence?
»Right to use
»Grants certain permissions (and restrictions)
»Why do we need a licence for online content?

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Problems with licences
»Too vague
»Too specific
»Unrealistic
»Too many of them
Materials are for generic presentation purposes only and do not constitute legal advice

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The Jisc Collections model licence
» Consistency, transparency
» Protecting the customer
» Ensuring material can be used to its fullest potential
» Protecting the offer
» Driving standards

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The Jisc Collections model licence
» Definition of Authorised User
» Permissions and restrictions
» Post-cancellation access

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Authorised users
» "Authorised User" means an individual who is authorised by the Institution to have access to its information services
(whether on-site or off-site) via SecureAuthentication and who is:
» a current student of the Institution (including undergraduates and postgraduates) or an alumnus of the Institution;
» a member of staff of the Institution (whether permanent or temporary including retired members of staff and any teacher
who teaches Authorised Users registered in the United Kingdom);
» a contractor of the Institution; or
» aWalk-In User.
» Walk-In Users are persons who are allowed by the Institution to access its information services from computer terminals or
otherwise within the physical premises of the Institution. For the avoidance of doubt,Walk-In Users may be given access to
the Licensed Material by any wireless Secure Network. Walk-In Users are not allowed off-site access to the Licensed
Material.

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Permissions and restrictions
» Clause 3: permitted uses
» Clause 4: restrictions

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Post cancellation access
» 8.5 Upon termination of this Licence (except for a material breach by the Institution of its obligations under this Licence), the
Publisher will provide (at the option of the Institution) the Institution and its Authorised Users with continuous access to and use of the
full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Licence and preceding licences (where
applicable) between the Publisher and the Institution, without charge, either by one or more of the following options:
» i) continuing online access to archival copies of the same Licensed Material on the Publisher's server;
» ii)supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to the Institution in an electronic medium mutually agreed between the
parties;
» iii) supplying archival copies of the same Licensed Material to a central archiving facility operated on behalf of the UK HE/FE
community or other archival facility;
» iv) granting access to the same Licensed Material through one of the e-journals archiving solutions as listed in Schedule 3.
» For the avoidance of doubt access and use of archival copies shall be subject to the terms and conditions as set out in Clauses 3 and 4 of
this Licence.

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Which parts are open to negotiation?
»Definition of Authorised User
»Certain permissions
»Strengthened wording
»What we resist

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James Lafferty
Licensing Manager
James.Lafferty@jisc.ac.uk