Re: "Walk-in use" for Proteome

[Phil Davis <pmd8@cornell.edu>]

Karl et al,

I have added the clause "walk-in users" to section 1.3 of the Proteome
license.  I sent this license in last week but have not yet heard back
from the company.

--Phil Davis
Mann Library, Cornell University


At 06:22 PM 7/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>The University of Wisconsin-Madison is about to enter into negotiations
>with Incyte to establish an institutional site license for the Proteome
>BioKnowledge database.
>
>While I realize that this database would not normally be accessed by our
>walk-in users, UW Madison attempts to negotiate walk-in use for all of our
>licensed electronic resources.  I am wondering if any of you have had
>success in adding "walk-in" use to the license.  I am also wondering if
>the resource *requires* individuals to register in order to use it.  We
>have noticed that at least one institution has established a protocol
>whereby individuals register to use the database.
>
>Many thanks to those who have posted information on Proteome.  Your
>comments will assist us in our negotiations with Incyte.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Karl E. Debus-Lopez
>E-mail: kdebus@library.wisc.edu