CRL and Partners Publish New e-Resources Model License
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-12-14
Summary:
"The Center for Research Libraries is pleased and proud to announce the major upgrade of an important resource for library investment in electronic resources. The LIBLICENSE Project, started in 1997 at Yale University by Ann Okerson, who now serves as senior advisor at CRL, provides a rich source of information and guidance for libraries and other institutions seeking to license digital resources for their faculty, students, and researchers. LIBLICENSE has now released a newly revised model license, incorporating the best practices of the library profession and the best advice of legal and publishing professionals.The model license outlines the main provisions a good library e-resources content license should
contain, highlighting as well key points for decisions and negotiations with publishers. The document is expected to support libraries' efforts to serve their users and achieve the core mission of preserving intellectual heritage in the digital age by negotiating the best terms of use. The original LIBLICENSE model license, released in 2001, has supported long-term access and stewardship goals; the new revision will help librarians address a new generation of issues and challenges ..."