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Re: UMI's image removal
Tom Sanville wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 06:19:02 -0400 From: "tom" <tom@ohiolink.edu> Subject: Re: UMI's image removal (fwd) I don't think there is a solution-- Anyone who is looking at the UMI, IAC or EBSCO products with the notion of significantly cutting paper needs to be first reminded that these are rental programs. These are not purchased, perpetual licenses. When you stop subscribing you lose access. These are convenience products and title gap fillers but not products that you can license and do strategic medium management. Anyone wth that expectation is in error I think. Secondly, by definition, these are middle man brokered products. These folks do not control the content and so there is nothing they can do with guarantees. Also, just as you can't obligate a primary publisher to provide a print journal forever neither can you expect a secondary or primary publisher to guarantee an electronic version. I agree with Bill Potter- the images of UMI are at greater risk. These rights were likely obtained before primary publishers gave great thought to their own electronic publishing and now some want to go different directions. They are less threatened by giving ascii rights. So I don't think there is an answer other than provide for warning of changes and possibly price adjustments if content is lost. Tom Sanville OhioLINK 2455 North Starr Rd Suite 300 Columbus, Ohio 43221 614-728-3600 X322 fax 728-3610 tom@ohiolink.edu
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