RE: electronic journals CCC (fwd)

[simmon11@msu.edu]

Sue Medina,

I commend you on your staunch support of US Copyright Law and the CONTU
guidelines.  I'm curious, however, as to how many vendors/publishers of
electronic journals have said, "Tough" and proceeded to deny access?

How many readers of this list have negotiated interlibrary loan rights in
situations where it clearly states that ILL is not permitted from the
electronic format?  Aside from dealing with aggregators I do not think
that I would have the time to negotiate each and every contract.  By not
doing so I guess I can be accused of allowing the status quo established
by the publishers to be perpetuated.  The larger library with staff
dedicated to more narrow duties may be able to negotiate special contracts
but that is not the case in a small hospital library.

Mike Simmons
Sparrow Health System Medical Library.
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smedina@ache.state.al.us said:

> I tell all vendors that NAAL will not waive rights under the U. S.
> Copyright Law and the CONTU guidelines.
> 
> Sue O. Medina
> Director
> Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
> P. O. Box 302000
> Montgomery, AL  36130-2000
> 334-242-2211
> smedina@ache.state.al.us
> 
> _______
> 
> Actually, applying "the rule of five" you do have to pay for articles you
> get from print journals if you exceed the five.  We are in copyright
> compliance and very often go over the 5 and have to pay.  Our bill from
> the CCC last year was close to 10 thousand.  In negotiating contracts with
> online vendors, we should make sure they honor "Fair Use."  If they do
> then the same rule of five applies.
> 
> --
> Thomas L. Williams, AHIP
> Director, Biomedical Libraries and
>  Media Production Services
> University of South Alabama
> College of Medicine
> Mobile, Al 36688-0002
> tel. (334)460-6885
> fax. (334)460-7638
> twilliam@bbl.usouthal.edu