RE: Euromonitor license

["Elsen, Carol J" <elsenc@uww.edu>]

When I worked in a large academic business library, we eventually 
had to restrict in-building access to a number of our more 
"proprietary" resources due to vendors clamping down. Since 
academic clients are a small part of their customer base, the 
vendors can afford to play hardball. Their concern is that urban 
settings and prestigious names draw non-university 
consultant-types and alumni to take advantage of free access to 
very pricey data they can turn around and bill clients for.

A typical academic vendor does not have these concerns. And I 
think that business vendors are less concerned about smaller 
libraries, especially those in rural settings as they will be 
less prone to abuses.

That's not to say you shouldn't try to negotiate. But based on my 
experience, there may come a time when you can't get a database 
without restricting in-person access.

Best of luck,

Carol Elsen
Collection Manager
UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN WHITEWATER
University Library
Whitewater, WI 53190

-----Original Message-----
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of John Blosser
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:38 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: Euromonitor license

We are looking into a new subscription to one of Euromonitor's 
databases and are running into the wall of no walk-ins.  Even 
though we are private, we have a policy of allowing walk-in users 
to accommodate our immediate community and visiting scholars.

We have stalled in the agreement process, but we also need to 
provide for our students and faculty.  From what I've been told, 
Euromonitor is concerned about real business data being 
vulnerable at an academic price to individuals who may walk-in 
and use data for commerical gain.  I see their point, but then I 
will need to adjust a policy if we want their database.

John P. Blosser
Head, Serials Dept. and Coordinator of Acquisitions Services
Northwestern University Library Evanston, IL 60208-2300
jblosser@northwestern.edu