Re: APA Style Guide to Electronic References license question

[Linda Wobbe <lwobbe@stmarys-ca.edu>]

We had fun figuring this out too when we bought this. But what 
printing is allowed depends on which license you purchased. Did 
you purchase the Option 1: Hard Copy only? Then you can only 
print the same number of copies as your print, and you bind and 
shelve them with the print. You aren't allowed to store the pdf 
link for others to access. Or did you purchase Option 2: 
Electronic Site License? If so, you are allowed to put the link 
to the pdf on a secure network and your users can print copies 
for their personal use. From the language you cite, I think you 
have Option 1, and you cannot post the link for your users to 
access.

The details are here, and in your license...
http://forms.apa.org/books/styleguide/

Linda Wobbe
Head, Collection Development & Periodicals
Science Subject Specialist
Saint Mary's College of California
Library
Moraga, CA 94575-4290
lwobbe@stmarys-ca.edu



Athena Hoeppner wrote:

> The UCF Libraries simply printed copies of the PDF (11 to match
> our 11 copies of the book), put them in some sort of binding, and
> shelved them with the books.  We are not keeping a copy of the
> PDF.
>
> Athena Hoeppner
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> University of Central Florida Libraries
> athena@mail.ucf.edu    (407)823-5049
>
>
> > > > "Betty Kellogg" <bkellogg@nu.edu> 26/Mar/08 6:41
> I had a question about this paragraph in the license for the .pdf
> ebook version of the APA Style Guide to Electronic References.
>
> http://forms.apa.org/books/styleguide/electronic.pdf
>
> Licensee is granted the right by the Licensor to print copies of
> APA Style Guide to Electronic References equal to, but not
> greater than, the number of print copies in all available formats
> (hardcover, softcover, and spiralbound) of the Publication Manual
> of the American Psychological Association(r), Fifth Edition, that
> the Licensee possesses in its holdings.
>
> Rights to print additional copies above and beyond this number
> must be separately purchased, and are not granted under this
> license.
>
> I can't think of a way to monitor the number of times a .pdf
> document is printed. I might be able to change the document
> security to disable printing, but the patron could save it to
> their computer and print the document from there.  Does anyone
> have any ideas that would allow me to enforce the license
> restriction?
>
> Betty Kellogg
> Research & Electronic Resource Coordinator
> National University Library
> San Diego, CA