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Good e-licensing methods:

Good e-licensing methods:. Skills you can use to save dollars Lori Duggan Head, Electronic Resources Acquisitions Indiana University Libraries. Licensing electronic resources. Know your institution. What terms are required? What terms are preferred? What needs to be omitted?

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Good e-licensing methods:

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  1. Good e-licensing methods: Skills you can use to save dollars Lori Duggan Head, Electronic Resources Acquisitions Indiana University Libraries

  2. Licensing electronic resources

  3. Know your institution • What terms are required? • What terms are preferred? • What needs to be omitted? • What needs to be altered?

  4. Required Licensing Terms - Examples • Authorized Users • Indemnification (of the Licensee) • Notices • Governing Law • Financial Exigency

  5. Preferred Licensing Terms - Examples • Authorized Uses • Print Copies • Digital Copies • Scholarly Sharing • Interlibrary Loan • Perpetual Access

  6. Language to be Omitted - Examples • Any language requiring the licensee to indemnify the licensor or any third party • Late Fees / Sales Tax • Confidentiality Clause

  7. Language to be Altered - Examples • Breach / Cure period • Indemnity clauses

  8. Negotiation strategies - terms and pricing

  9. Analysis and Planning • Know your institution’s licensing parameters • Know your institution’s budgetary parameters • Know your institution’s required criteria for agreement • Know what the alternatives are

  10. Negotiation • The ultimate goal is a mutually agreeable conclusion that meets the needs of both parties • We are building partnerships

  11. Finalizing the negotiated license Some terms you may wish to add to the license: • Subscription term (especially if multi-year) • Negotiated Price • Negotiated Inflation Rate • Any special or unique circumstances

  12. Before executing the license Take another look!

  13. Licensing Resources LIBLicense: http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/index.shtml SERU: http://www.niso.org/workrooms/seru/seru_faq/ ARL online course: Licensing Review and Negotiation

  14. Negotiation Resources

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