RE: non-negotiation license question

["Scott Stangroom" <stangroom@library.umass.edu>]

We have not at UMass Amherst. I think you should cancel and I 
also think you should tell us who the publisher is - we should 
not let these people bully us the way they try to do.

~Scott

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Scott Stangroom
Acquisitions Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Acquisitions Dept.
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
stangroom@library.umass.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew Person
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:20 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: non-negotiation license question

A major publisher from whom we purchase 15% worth of our serials 
has told us that our single non-serial purchase from them will be 
covered by a new non-negotiation policy license which will only 
require our signature.

This "non-negotiation" license is indeed the publisher's standard 
license. The license itself references nothing having to do with 
"non-negotiation"

The publisher won't answer questions about their policy, so we 
find ourselves considering cancellation of this valuable 
resource, because of such low quality customer support and 
awareness.

Has anyone recently encountered any similar situation?

Thanks,
Matt Person

Matthew Person
Technical Services Coordinator
MBLWHOI Library
MBL Center for Library and Informatics