RE: non-negotiation license question

[Liz Mengel <emengel@jhu.edu>]

I agree with Scott and I would tell my faculty why we canceled 
the products with that publisher. We have to be ready to walk 
away from that type of behavior.

Elizabeth Mengel
Head, Collection Management
Interim Head of Rare Books and Manuscripts
The Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
emengel@jhu.edu
410-516-0809


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Stangroom
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 7:21 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: non-negotiation license question

We have not at UMass Amherst. I think you should cancel and I
also think you should tell us who the publisher is - we should
not let these people bully us the way they try to do.

~Scott

______________________
Scott Stangroom
Acquisitions Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Acquisitions Dept.
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
stangroom@library.umass.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew Person
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:20 PM
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: non-negotiation license question

A major publisher from whom we purchase 15% worth of our serials
has told us that our single non-serial purchase from them will be
covered by a new non-negotiation policy license which will only
require our signature.

This "non-negotiation" license is indeed the publisher's standard
license. The license itself references nothing having to do with
"non-negotiation"

The publisher won't answer questions about their policy, so we
find ourselves considering cancellation of this valuable
resource, because of such low quality customer support and
awareness.

Has anyone recently encountered any similar situation?

Thanks,
Matt Person

Matthew Person
Technical Services Coordinator
MBLWHOI Library
MBL Center for Library and Informatics