Re: SciFinder Scholar Contract (fwd)

[Rick Anderson <rick_anderson@uncg.edu>]

Are you saying that the vendor is going to make you commit to purchase the
product before you begin the trial period?  If so, then they're not really
offering you a trial period at all.

> I do not see how it makes sense for us to involve our lawyer to look at
> the legal wording of a contract BEFORE a decision on purchase is made.  I
> would want our lawyer to make any necessary changes to the contract AFTER
> the University has made a decision to purchase.  But, I guess that CAS
> will not allow such changes.
> <snip> 
> I usually do not concern myself with vendor contracts, so I don't
> know if this is typical of the CAS. (ie. We must sign a contract BEFORE
> agreeing to purchase.)  I do know that many other science info vendors are
> much more open to giving 30 day trials without making you sign a contract
> first.  


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