From: Gary Freiburger <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 22:56:53 +0000

Thank you Elizabeth.  Yes, we¹re well aware of licensing restrictions.
We are examining technical, legal and political ramifications of this
sale in an attempt to best serve the staff and patients of the
hospital.

Thanks, Gary

--
Gary Freiburger, Director
Arizona Health Sciences Library
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85724-5079
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http://ahsl.arizona.edu/


-----Original Message-----
>From: "Elizabeth E. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 12:02:09 +0000
>
>Gary,
>
>While we have not been in a similar situation, almost every license I
>sign (and that is a very large number) states that the licensee
>cannot assign their rights under the contract. In other words, there
>would no longer be any access after a sale. This is a standard clause,
>so you will need to reread each license.
>
>Best regards,
>Eliz Kirk
>
>
>Elizabeth E. Kirk
>Associate Librarian for information Resources
>Dartmouth College
>Hanover, NH 03753
>
>
>________________________________________
>
>From: Gary Freiburger <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 21:27:08 +0000
>
>Colleagues,
>
>In addition to licensing content for those affiliated with the
>university, we have included our primary teaching hospital in our
>licenses.  Negotiations are now underway for a large, non-profit
>health network to purchase our teaching hospital.  We are starting to
>explore the implications for our licenses and possible solutions to
>provide access to information to the hospital staff.
>
>If you have faced a similar situation and wouldn¹t mind chatting about
>it, can you email me directly?
>
>Thanks, Gary
>
>--
>Gary Freiburger, Director
>Arizona Health Sciences Library
>University of Arizona