Re: Proteome BioKnowledge Library License

[Adrian Driscoll <adrian@semantico.com>]

Dear Phil

As a developer who has to help publishers provide the statistics on usage
for subscriptio-based online products (though not Incyte I hasten to add),
I would be interested to clarify what is meant by simultaneous users here.

Adrian Driscoll
Managing Director
Semantico
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Phil Davis wrote:

> In addition to the regular suspects in the Incyte license, we are adding
> in a clause concerning usage data.  For the amount of money that we are
> considering paying for this product, we need to be able to monitor its
> use.  If anyone else would like to use or modify this clause in their own
> negotiations, you are welcome to it.  --Phil
>
> "Usage Data.  Licensor shall provide to Licensee statistics regarding the
> use of the Licensed Materials by Licensee and/or its Authorized Users.
> Monthly and annual reports shall be delivered to the Licensee, which shall
> include at least the following variables:
>
> a) total number of users
> b) total number of searches
> c) peak number of simultaneous users"
>
>
> Philip Davis, Life Sciences Bibliographer
> Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
> (607) 255-7192 ;  (607) 255-0318 fax
> pmd8@cornell.edu
> http://people.cornell.edu/pages/pmd8/