[14504] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: E-resource licensing and virtual reference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Lester)
Mon Sep 30 08:46:59 2002
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:18:08 -0600
From: Dan Lester <dan@RIVEROFDATA.COM>
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Friday, September 27, 2002, 1:33:01 PM, you wrote:
SB> The consensus was that this should be no different than serving a walk-in
SB> patron who asks for help at the physical reference desk. With most vendor
SB> licenses, it is OK for a walk-in user to make use of licensed e-resources.
SB> But when it comes to providing virtual service (e.g., via a virtual
SB> reference service) the licensing terms and conditions are less clear.
I'd say it all depends on the license for the individual product or
service you've licensed. I'm sure some would allow it, some wouldn't.
I'm equally sure that the chances of the provider ever knowing or
caring are remote at best. That does NOT mean, however, that I'm
recommending violating the license, which I'm not.
dan
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