Ms. Diane Grover and Mr. Timothy Jewell: Course Materials


Licensing and Managing Electronic Resources
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Licensing and Managing Electronic Resources: the Basics
Monday, July 28
10:30 a.m. to noon

Licensing and Managing Electronic Resources: Practical Approaches
Tuesday, July 29
11:00 a.m. to noon

Class Descriptions/Objectives

  1. Electronic resources are most often provided with accompanying contracts, license agreements, terms and conditions, and/or business agreements. We will begin by introducing you to some basic concepts involved in licensing and discuss some trends and tools available for license support. During this session we will review and discuss an actual license that you have read beforehand. Following the license review, we will review some of the common business agreements and pricing models associated with electronic resources. The format will be primarily lecture with class discussion.

  2. Today we will focus on the role of the Chinese studies librarian in negotiating, licensing and managing resources within the context of the academic library. We will discuss issues in budgeting, cost sharing, communication and workflow management. Using examples from other international studies areas, we will provide and invite discussion of tips on how China studies librarians can most effectively work within their library systems and consortia to help acquire and support electronic resources.

Class Schedule and Assignments:

There are two sessions, the first 90 minutes, the second is 60 minutes.

Assignment: Read Rick Anderson’s "Negotiating a License Agreement," chapter 7 in Buying and Contracting for Resources and Services. Note the "six license terms of death." Now, read the sample license on reserve (the provider’s name has been removed for confidentiality purposes) and find at least 3 "terms of death" as described in Rick Anderson’s work. Note these and be prepared to discuss them the first day.

Optional: If possible, review the sample license with a staff member at your institution who negotiates licenses. Note the terms which present a problem for your institution.

Day two: After discussion in Day 1 class, write up your notes on the terms of death found in the sample license (1 page is sufficient). If applicable, note those terms which are especially problematic for your institution. Please hand in the assignment at the beginning of class Day 2.


Readings, Materials

Please be advised that to use electronic material, you must agree to the following: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of fair use that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Anderson, R. Buying and Contracting for Resources and Services, 2004. Chapter 7: "Negotiating a License Agreement."

Sample license agreement. Provider’s name has been removed to protect confidentiality.

Jewell, T. "Electronic Resource Management in Libraries," forthcoming in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 2008.

Thomas, Wm. J. "NASIGuide: A Beginner’s Guide to Working with Vendors."


Instructor Information

Timothy Jewell
Director, Information Resources, Collections and Scholarly Communication, UW Libraries
Phone: 206-543-3890
Email: tjewell@u.washington.edu


Diane Grover
Electronic Resources Coordinator, UW Libraries
Phone: 206-543-4786
Email:grover@u.washington.edu


If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at chinlib@u.washington.edu.

Last modified: Tuesday November 18 2008