RE: Simplifying licenses

["Lewis, David W." <dlewis@iupui.edu>]

This agreement was approved by the university counsel and purchasing.

Our view is that this arrangement is not materially different than our
current arrangement with Faxon to acquire print materials.  I am not
absolutely sure this arrangement will work out over time, but I am
confident that the risk is worth the savings in our time (both for the
contract issues and for the other services Faxon can add).  I also beleive
the efficiencies that this sort of arrangement might lead to (serials
vendors represent many libraries to a publisher and many publishers to a
library) are as important in the electronic realm as they have been in the
print.

David W. Lewis
Acting University Librarian
IUPUI University Library
317-274-0493
FAX: 317-278-2300
dlewis@iupui.edu

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> From: 	Rick Anderson
> Reply To: 	liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Sent: 	Tuesday, May 23, 2000 2:36 PM
> To: 	liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Simplifying licenses
> 
> > We have entered into 
> > an agreement with Faxon -- our primary serials vendor -- to 
> > have them manage negotiations for electronic journals.  
> 
> Isn't it a bit unusual for a corporation to represent a state in its (the
> state's) negotiations with other corporations?  (Maybe it isn't -- I'm
> asking out of genuine ignorance here.)  David, did you have to get
> authorization from state government for this arrangement?
> 
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> Rick Anderson
> Head Acquisitions Librarian
> Jackson Library
> UNC Greensboro
> (336) 334-5281
> rick_anderson@uncg.edu