The document discusses electronic resource licensing. It explains that all electronic resources are licensed, with license agreements spelling out terms of use that are legally binding. Licenses typically place limits on how resources can be used, by whom, and from where. Individual users must ensure their usage complies with license conditions. The document provides tips for reviewing licenses and considerations for negotiating terms. It also lists resources for comparing license clauses and getting help with licensing questions.
Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fm_rzIL8gA
The Technology Committee of the Clinical Section continues its Webinar series on Tuesday with a webinar about CALS's A2J Author technology.
So you say you want to teach your students using experiential learning, expose them to technology worthy of modern law practice AND increase their awareness of the access to justice gap? With the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction’s (CALI) A2J Author, you can do this. A2J Author is a web-based tool that lets lawyers automate legal processes or court forms without having to learn to program. It has been used by legal aid and courts to automate over 1000 forms and processes and has been used by SRLs (self-representing litigants) over 3 1/2 million times ... and .... it's free for US law schools to use in their courses.
During the AALS Clinical Section Technology Committee’s upcoming Technology Tuesdays Webinar on March 14, from 4-5 p.m. EST, John Mayer, CALI's Executive Director will demo A2J Author and talk about how it has been used in legal education courses covering a variety of legal subject areas. A2J Author is also an ideal platform for rapid deployment of automation to assist in immigration and hackathon events. Come learn about CALI's best kept secret.
I presented at an event to promote the PaperFreeWeb movement and spoke about paper-less workflows and some of the legal issues to bear in mind when shifting to a digital workflow.
Filing court documents electronically requires interacting with the web-based efiling system. What if you have a disability that makes this difficult or impossible?
Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fm_rzIL8gA
The Technology Committee of the Clinical Section continues its Webinar series on Tuesday with a webinar about CALS's A2J Author technology.
So you say you want to teach your students using experiential learning, expose them to technology worthy of modern law practice AND increase their awareness of the access to justice gap? With the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction’s (CALI) A2J Author, you can do this. A2J Author is a web-based tool that lets lawyers automate legal processes or court forms without having to learn to program. It has been used by legal aid and courts to automate over 1000 forms and processes and has been used by SRLs (self-representing litigants) over 3 1/2 million times ... and .... it's free for US law schools to use in their courses.
During the AALS Clinical Section Technology Committee’s upcoming Technology Tuesdays Webinar on March 14, from 4-5 p.m. EST, John Mayer, CALI's Executive Director will demo A2J Author and talk about how it has been used in legal education courses covering a variety of legal subject areas. A2J Author is also an ideal platform for rapid deployment of automation to assist in immigration and hackathon events. Come learn about CALI's best kept secret.
I presented at an event to promote the PaperFreeWeb movement and spoke about paper-less workflows and some of the legal issues to bear in mind when shifting to a digital workflow.
Filing court documents electronically requires interacting with the web-based efiling system. What if you have a disability that makes this difficult or impossible?
Preconference
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 9:00 AM
Negotiating plays a major role in library administration and operation: negotiating for a share of scarce personnel and financial resources; developing contracts with vendors and suppliers; and liaising effectively in cooperatives and other common interest groups. Join a seasoned group of library and information industry negotiators who will share their experience in defining objectives, devising strategies, and measuring success in negotiations.
This presentation was delivered by Jason Miles-Campbell at a SCORE / JISC Legal OER and Creative Commons workshop on 16 September 2011, at the Open University, Milton Keynes.
I\'m Not an IT Lawyer: Why Does Open Source Matter to Me?Jennifer O'Neill
The line between intellectual property lawyers and general practitioners was once a clear one. IP lawyers filed patent applications, registered trademarks, and counseled their clients on whether reprinting an article was “fair use” of a copyrighted work. Generalists negotiated contracts, prosecuted and defended litigation, and drafted corporate filings.
In the current economy, a generalist may not be able to consult an IP specialist. And the pervasive quality of technology means that IP issues are present in many transactions, particularly with respect to the use and licensing of software.
You don’t have to be a programmer to help your client address these concerns. But inevitably, you will need to understand the concept of open source.
Preconference
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 9:00 AM
Negotiating plays a major role in library administration and operation: negotiating for a share of scarce personnel and financial resources; developing contracts with vendors and suppliers; and liaising effectively in cooperatives and other common interest groups. Join a seasoned group of library and information industry negotiators who will share their experience in defining objectives, devising strategies, and measuring success in negotiations.
This presentation was delivered by Jason Miles-Campbell at a SCORE / JISC Legal OER and Creative Commons workshop on 16 September 2011, at the Open University, Milton Keynes.
I\'m Not an IT Lawyer: Why Does Open Source Matter to Me?Jennifer O'Neill
The line between intellectual property lawyers and general practitioners was once a clear one. IP lawyers filed patent applications, registered trademarks, and counseled their clients on whether reprinting an article was “fair use” of a copyrighted work. Generalists negotiated contracts, prosecuted and defended litigation, and drafted corporate filings.
In the current economy, a generalist may not be able to consult an IP specialist. And the pervasive quality of technology means that IP issues are present in many transactions, particularly with respect to the use and licensing of software.
You don’t have to be a programmer to help your client address these concerns. But inevitably, you will need to understand the concept of open source.
In the modern open source world, where licenses and DVCS’ allow instant and infinite forking, the only true control point for a community-based open source project is its name, its logo, and its identity. Your brand is your identity: this is how the rest of the world sees you and your project.
How can a volunteer-led open source project control it’s own identity and brand? How do you manage your project’s brand when most of your volunteers are coders who don’t want to get involved with lawyers or deal with enforcing trademarks? How can the community keep their brand independent and free of commercial influence, so they can ensure the maximum number of people and corporations are interested in participating in their project?
Similarly, how can businesses respectfully use open source brands to their own advantage – without being seen as co-opting and independent or open community open source project solely for their own gain? The desire to control the next hot project for your profit may quickly turn on you when another company simply forks the code under a better marketed service.
Learn the basics of all these topics and more with Shane Curcuru, who volunteers as Vice President, Brand Management for The Apache Software Foundation. Over the past few years Shane has led a group of volunteer ASF Members to define and implement a consistent brand policy for all 100 Apache projects – spanning from the veritable HTTPD and Tomcat to the newest CouchDB and Hadoop.
UKSG Student Roadshow: The Serials LibrarianLouise Penn
Prepared for the UKSG Student Roadshow at University College London in 2009. The roadshow was aimed at librarianship and information science students and featured a librarian, a subscription agent, a publisher, and the British Library.
Details on Kingston University's ExLibris installations for e-resource management, discovery and delivery. Prepared for the London E-resources Group, summer 2012.
A training session for subject teams and other helpdesk staff to highlight issues relating to off-campus authentication and to encourage more effective first-line support.
1. : THE SIMPLE GUIDE
LOUISE COLE
COLLECTIONS (JOURNALS)
The e-resource licence
2. Let’s start from the very beginning
All our electronic
resources are licensed to
us, whether we ‘own’ them
through outright purchase,
‘rent’ them on
subscription, or access for
free.
A licence agreement is a
legal contract between
the licensor (the supplier)
and the licensee (the
institution) which spells
out terms of use.
Legally, contract law
supersedes copyright
law.
Licences normally place
limits on how electronic
resources may be used,
who may use them, the
number of concurrent
users and the locations
from which networked
access is permitted.
Individual users are
responsible for ensuring
that their use of electronic
resources complies with
licence conditions.
3. Bewitched, bothered and bewildered
The model licence
Same clauses in many
agreements
Understandable
language
Usually tailored to
academic libraries
Easily enforceable
Users well-defined
Accepted by most large
publishers
The generic terms of use
‘Click-through’
May be unrealistic
Require careful reading
and negotiation
Often vague on user
definition
Don’t order anything
before seeing an
agreement first!
4. A cock-eyed optimist
Things to consider when reading a licence:
WHO. Does the licence allow access for the right people or is it
restricted in any way (e.g. outside UK)?
WHERE. Is off-campus access mentioned? By what method?
WHAT. Is it clear what is acceptable and unacceptable use
(e.g. downloading, ILL, course packs)?
HOW. Which forms of authentication are available? Which
software, browsers, etc are needed?
WHEN. How long is the period covered by the licence? When
is the notice period for cancellation?
Are there any unusual clauses (e.g. ‘pay within 7 days’).
5. Mad about the buy
Some resources do not have licence agreements we
need to sign, but point towards their own Ts&Cs
Always read the small print and look for the information we
need
Negotiate and challenge if we need to
Always keep a written record of conversations over licensing in
case of future problems, and keep any additional
documentation with a print-out of the relevant conditions
If there are no Ts&Cs either, keep a record of any
correspondence relating to users, use, authentication, etc.
If buying something outright check for ‘hidden costs’
6. Taking a chance on …
Activities with elements
of risk
Allowing access to
someone who is not an
authorised user (giving
access outside of a secure
network)
Making a password
available on a publicly
available web page
Systematic downloading
Uploading a PDF into VLE
To ask the question, or
not to ask the question?
Licences are often
deliberately ‘grey’, like
copyright
Agree a definition (a ‘KU
student’, a ‘secure
network’, a ‘site’) and stick
to your guns
If it’s reasonable, it’s likely
to be OK – but it is not OK
to give all our customers
access
7. Accentuate the positive
Collections are here to help you negotiate the access
that you want – we can help iron out
Authentication questions
Who can access, when, how and from where
What to expect from the logging in process
How to exploit the resource (for VLE, ILL, reading lists)
Queries relating to trials, increasing user numbers, obtaining
usage statistics
Any clauses we see as incorrect or unachievable (10 day
payment terms, language that doesn’t fit academic use)
8. Verde – I’m falling under your spell
Remember Verde? (the ExLibris all-singing, all-
dancing, all-encompassing ERM)
Licence information – phase 1 for LRC staff, phase 2 for
customers (brief details of what’s allowed)
Access information – browsers, PDF readers, pop-ups, mobile
versions, accessibility, anything related
Plan to use Verde to be one place to host basic
licence information, and to also use ELCAT and/or
KB+ as required
What’s ELCAT? It’s a bank of JISC licences comparing and contrasting the basic clauses.
What’s KB+? The JISC initiative on title lists for knowledge base use, which might absorb ELCAT.
9. Woodman, spare that tree
Those e-links:
ELCAT http://www.jisc-elcat.com/elcat/index.pl
KB+
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/di_informatio
nandlibraries/emergingopportunities/kbplus.aspx (we are
about to join this)
JISC Model Licence http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Help-
and-information/How-Model-Licences-work/Guide-to-Model-
Licence/
A very open and cautionary story of resource misuse
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4117
10. Woodman, spare that tree
Those e-links:
ELCAT http://www.jisc-elcat.com/elcat/index.pl
KB+
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/di_informatio
nandlibraries/emergingopportunities/kbplus.aspx (we are
about to join this)
JISC Model Licence http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Help-
and-information/How-Model-Licences-work/Guide-to-Model-
Licence/
A very open and cautionary story of resource misuse
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4117