From: Allen Jones <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:23:54 -0500

I just spoke to our customer service rep at YBP.  He stated the
clickthrough license will not be in place for 1/1.

Allen Jones
Director - Digital Library & Technical Services
New School Libraries



On Dec 12, 2012, at 21:06, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Denise Novak <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:09:54 +0000
>
> Good Morning:  I concur with Stephen.  Although I haven't even seen
> the license in question, from what I've read in all of the posts, our
> contracts office will not be pleased and we cannot "click through"
> licenses.  Just one more thing to be frustrated about with YBP.
>
> Denise
>
> Denise D. Novak
> Head of Acquisitions
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Hunt Library
> Pittsburgh, PA  15213-3890
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: "Clark, Stephen D" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:25:50 +0000
>
> Hey Scott,
>
> I am not particularly enamored of the license either.  My procurement
> officer is going to have to negotiate the terms with YBP and we'll see
> where we go.  In the meantime, if it is required that users click
> through the license before entering GOBI the 1st of January, we may
> not be able to use the system until negotiations are complete.  In my
> case, that could take some time.  Which actually means that YBP is
> going to lose some money since we will not be able to order through
> their system.  We'll will just have to use one of our other contracted
> vendors much more than normal.
>
> This is a bad move on their part.
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Clark
> Acquisitions Librarian
> College of William and Mary
> Earl Gregg Swem Library
> Williamsburg, VA  23185
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Scott Stangroom <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:51:04 -0500
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know what others who use YBP's services think about
> YBP's new GOBI3 License Agreement requirement for 2013 and beyond.  As
> a longtime and loyal customer, UMass finds the requirement offensive
> and the Agreement itself severely wanting. We would not be able to
> agree the License terms as written.
>
> ~Scott
>
>
> Scott Stangroom
> Acquisitions Coordinator
> University of Massachusetts, Amherst
> W.E.B. Du Bois Library
> Acquisitions Dept.
> Amherst, MA 01003-9275
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