From: "Hosburgh, Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 10:08:36 -0700

Viral,

I've worked in both ILL and Electronic Resources Management, so I have
a fair bit of experience interpreting licenses.

Based on what you've quoted from the license, I don't see anything
specifically prohibiting electronic transmission of content from your
end.  So, I would note "permitted" for both ILL Secure Electronic &
ILL Electronic (email).  These fields refer to any restrictions placed
on you as the lending library - restrictions that do not appear to be
in the license.  If such restrictions were present, the license would
say something like "the electronic content must be printed as a paper
copy before supplying via ILL, whether by post, facsimile, or digital
transmission..."

If you want to ensure that your library is following the stipulation
that, "a note must be sent to the borrowing library instructing it to
delete the electronic copy and to provide the library patron with a
paper copy", you would need to create such a notice and place it
either on the document itself, in the body of the email to which the
document is attached, or on a cover page preceding the document.

This is what I recommend based on my experience, but you could always
contact the publisher to clarify.

Nate

Nathan Hosburgh
Electronic Resources Librarian
Assistant Professor
Montana State University Library
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT 59717-3320
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-----Original Message-----
From: Viral Amin <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:49 AM

I'm new to licensing for e-resources, and I'm trying to interpret the
site license for our subscription to the New England Journal of
Medicine in order to enter the terms in our ERM.  In section 5 which
sets forth terms for Use of NEJM Online, there is one statement having
to do with ILL: "Licensee may, on occasion, supply single copies of
materials from NEJM Online to a noncommercial library located in the
same country as Licensee in accordance with Licensee's interlibrary
loan procedures, whether by post, facsimile, or digital
transmission..."

It goes on to stipulate that a note must be sent to the borrowing
library instructing it to delete the electronic copy and to provide
the library patron with a paper copy.  In our 360 Resource Manager, we
have fields for ILL General, ILL Secure Electronic, and ILL Electronic
(email).  I'm tempted to enter "Permitted" in the field ILL General,
but "Silent" in both ILL Secure Electronic and ILL Electronic (email).

I would appreciate it if someone could share their experience or
expertise in understanding these terms.

Viral Amin
Metadata/Electronic Resources Librarian
Library & Learning Services
Marymount University
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