RE: Proteome BioKnowledge Library License

["Peter Picerno" <ppicerno@nova.edu>]

I can only applaud the insertion of this passage, and I would urge all those
who are in negotiation for site licenses to do the same. It is only
reasonable, since we are paying for a product - sometimes at great expense -
to be able to monitor its actual use, and thus its real usefulness, to our
communities.

Peter Picerno

Dr. Peter V. Picerno
Acquisitions and Serials Librarian
Nova Southeastern University Libraries
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale   FL   33314
(954) 262-4662
FAX (954) 262-3946

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu]On Behalf Of Phil Davis
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 6:45 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: Re: Proteome BioKnowledge Library License


Dear Liblicense,

In addition to the regular suspects in the Incyte license, we are adding
in a clause concerning usage data.  For the amount of money that we are
considering paying for this product, we need to be able to monitor its
use.  If anyone else would like to use or modify this clause in their own
negotiations, you are welcome to it.  --Phil

"Usage Data.  Licensor shall provide to Licensee statistics regarding the
use of the Licensed Materials by Licensee and/or its Authorized Users.
Monthly and annual reports shall be delivered to the Licensee, which shall
include at least the following variables:

a) total number of users
b) total number of searches
c) peak number of simultaneous users"


Philip Davis, Life Sciences Bibliographer
Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-7192 ;  (607) 255-0318 fax
pmd8@cornell.edu
http://people.cornell.edu/pages/pmd8/