From: C Ki <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:55:31 +0000

Sounds like a move to protect against possible mining of social media
sites for Scopus content. Perhaps under fear of safe harbor.

Chris

On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 1:49 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Hiral Patel <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:45:11 -0800
>
> Recently our university (India) has subscribed SCOPUS and in the
> agreement, they have mentioned the same restriction.
>
> Ms. Hiral Patel
> Librarian
> Institute of Technology
> Nirma University
> Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway
> Ahmedabad 382 481
> Phone No - 079-30642231,
>                    (02717) 241911-15, Ext 231
> Fax No - (02717) 241917
> E-Mail - [log in to unmask]
> http://www.nirmauni.ac.in/itlib
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>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:00 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > From: "Birgir Björnsson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:35:05 +0000
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > Iceland Consortium is negotiating with Elsevier for Scopus in a national access.
> >
> > Elsevier insist on keeping the following in the agreement.
> >
> > Restrictions on Use of Subscribed Products.
> >
> > ·         Post individual items from the Subscribed Products on social networking sites
> >
> > This is new to us and we do not have any similar restriction in other agreements.
> >
> > Is this acceptable?
> >
> > Do you have this or similar restriction in your Scopus agreement?
> >
> > Elsevier does not have an official list over social networking sites, but says that it has for example facebook, linkedin, twitter in mind.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Birgir
> >
> >
> > Birgir Björnsson, administrator
> > Iceland Consortium for electronic subscriptions (hvar.is)
> > email [log in to unmask] | direct tel. +354 525 5711
> > National and University Library of Iceland | Arngrímsgata 3 - 107 Reykjavik