Re: Euromonitor license

[Elizabeth Kirk <Elizabeth.E.Kirk@dartmouth.edu>]

Carol and all,

Euromonitor insisted on log-in restrictions here, and you would be
hard pressed to find a more rural, distant setting for our whole 500
business students. We had a very courteous telephone conversation
during which I explained how far away we are from any city, but to no
effect.

Greetings from Hanover where, when we say "wild life", we mean wildlife.

Elizabeth E. Kirk
Associate Librarian for Information Resources
Dartmouth College Library
6025 Baker-Berry Library, Rm. 115
Hanover, NH 03755-3525
telephone: (603) 646-9929
fax: (603) 646-3702
Elizabeth.E.Kirk@dartmouth.edu


On Jul 12, 2007, at 6:07 PM, Elsen, Carol J wrote:

> When I worked in a large academic business library, we eventually
> had to restrict in-building access to a number of our more
> "proprietary" resources due to vendors clamping down. Since
> academic clients are a small part of their customer base, the
> vendors can afford to play hardball. Their concern is that urban
> settings and prestigious names draw non-university
> consultant-types and alumni to take advantage of free access to
> very pricey data they can turn around and bill clients for.
>
> A typical academic vendor does not have these concerns. And I
> think that business vendors are less concerned about smaller
> libraries, especially those in rural settings as they will be
> less prone to abuses.
>
> That's not to say you shouldn't try to negotiate. But based on my
> experience, there may come a time when you can't get a database
> without restricting in-person access.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Carol Elsen
> Collection Manager
> UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN WHITEWATER
> University Library
> Whitewater, WI 53190
>
> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of John Blosser
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:38 PM
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: RE: Euromonitor license
>
> We are looking into a new subscription to one of Euromonitor's
> databases and are running into the wall of no walk-ins.  Even
> though we are private, we have a policy of allowing walk-in users
> to accommodate our immediate community and visiting scholars.
>
> We have stalled in the agreement process, but we also need to
> provide for our students and faculty.  From what I've been told,
> Euromonitor is concerned about real business data being
> vulnerable at an academic price to individuals who may walk-in
> and use data for commerical gain.  I see their point, but then I
> will need to adjust a policy if we want their database.
>
> John P. Blosser
> Head, Serials Dept. and Coordinator of Acquisitions Services
> Northwestern University Library Evanston, IL 60208-2300
> jblosser@northwestern.edu