Re: Nature Contract Provisions

[Tom Williams <twilliam@bbl.usouthal.edu>]

Uh oh!  Here we go again with Nature?  4.5 basicly says that users would
have to destroy/erase all issues/materials received from Nature
(electronically) during the course of the contract.  Does this mean that
we do not get archival copies?  With licenses we try to make sure that
getting an archival copy of the entire run of the contract is included in
the deal.  This may, and usually does, come with a fee but if it's
reasonable that's ok.  I haven't read the entire license but is there
anything about an archival copy in the document?


Thomas L. Williams, M.S.L.S, A.H.I.P, Director
C.M. Baugh Biomedical Library
 and Media Production Services.
University of South Alabama, BLB 326, Mobile, Al 36688
tel. (334)460-6885
fax. (334)460-7638
twilliam@usaovid.usouthal.edu

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