Re: Revision of the Liblicense Web Site

[Warren Holder <warren.holder@utoronto.ca>]

My vote is to delete the link.

Thanks,
Warren

Warren Holder
Electronic Resources Co-ordinator
University of Toronto Libraries
Tel: 416 978 2286  Fax: 416 978 1668
warren.holder@utoronto.ca
www.library.utoronto.ca/its/warren.html

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Ann Okerson wrote:

> Dear Readers:  As you probably know, the Liblicense web site is at:
>
> <http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense>
>
> This fall we will begin another major revision to its content.  As we
> proceed, we are likely to come back to this list and ask for specific
> kinds of information about additions to the various links (model licenses,
> national licenses, bibliography, etc.).
>
> Now, here's our first question:  There is a link called "Publishers'
> Licenses." Unlike the other links, this one has not been updated since
> about 2000.  The reason is that at that point many licenses became
> available on line and we weren't certain which ones to include, which not
> to include.  We could aim for some kind of comprehensiveness but that
> might be impossible.  We could aim for "major licenses" for most commonly
> held resources but which would they be? And so on.  So we decided to
> wait...
>
> At this point, I have a research assistant who can work on updating, and
> so we need our readers' and users' advice.  Is there value in aggregating
> links to publishers' licenses?  If so, what kinds (a representative
> sampling perhaps?) and which ones would be most useful.  Should we delete
> this link?  Is there another easily accessible, for free site that
> captures this information?
>
> Your input is very much welcomed.  Thank you, Ann Okerson