From: Collette Mak <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 07:49:33 -0400
Why on earth would a library agree to having to request permission to
USE management data--what is the point of collecting and having
management data if you're not allowed to use it? If this were
copyright, not contract, then this arguably wouldn't even have any
protection at all because it's fact (Feist v Rural). This sort of
data can be the foundation of not just wise management of materials
budgets but also research as others have pointed out.
Some years ago here at Notre Dame we found a document ordering process
through a particular provider, even though the library would pay for
the article, had over an 80% walk-away rate--people who started the
order process but didn't complete the transaction. Based on those
compelling stats we turned off the service and offered traditional ILL
instead. Without that data we might well have continued to offer a
service to our users that wasn't just rarely used but was clearly
frustrating our users. (BTW this was NOT CCC's Get It Now which is
far more elegantly designed and integrated into the process than this
much earlier service from a different vendor).
These sorts of restrictions work against sound financial management by
libraries and against providing a positive user experience. We should
never agree to restrictions that hurt our ability to manage our
budgets and serve our users.
Collette
Collette Mak
Outreach and Scholarly Communications Librarian
Hesburgh Libraries
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
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On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 9:04 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Anne Osterman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 12:19:49 +0000
>
> Hello, Juleah -
>
> I have seen restrictions like this proposed recently in licenses as
> well. I think there is strong precedence that libraries are provided
> with this data and that there are no restrictions on how they use it.
> Vendors as creators of the data certainly also have access to it, but
> ideally there are protections around who they can share it with. It
> is a commodity in its own right, and clearly its importance and value
> are increasing.
>
> Best -
> Anne.
>
>
> Anne C. Osterman
> VIVA Director
> George Mason University
> 4400 University Drive, MSN 2FL
> Fairfax, VA 22030
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Juleah Ann Swanson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 16:37:03 +0000
>
> Hi colleagues,
>
> I’m looking for some insight on a trend I’ve been seeing with
> publisher licenses.
>
> I’ve noticed in a few licenses, language is being added that restricts
> libraries use and dissemination of COUNTER usage data.
>
> Two types of restrictions I’ve seen are either:
>
> 1. Restricting use and dissemination of COUNTER statistics to
> within the institution/library, OR
>
> 2. Requesting permission from vendor/publisher for use and
> dissemination of COUNTER statistics.
>
> I am very concerned about these types of restrictions impeding on and
> potentially influencing/introducing editorial control by vendors into
> the type of research we conduct in our field. A great deal of
> research, publications, and conference presentations on collection
> development, acquisitions, and e-resources rely on the dissemination
> of COUNTER usage statistics.
>
> Furthermore, restrictions could lead to important research projects
> not being shared with the greater community, impeding innovation and
> introduction of new ideas in our field.
>
> I also happen to stumble upon this blog post arguing that publishers
> should take back more control over COUNTER stats and other analytics:
>
> http://squidsolutions.com/publisher-own-usagedata/
>
> So this trend I’m seeing in licenses may become more prevalent as this
> discussion grows.
>
> Here are some questions that I’d like some better understanding on:
>
> -Can COUNTER stats be “owned”?
>
> -Is there already an existing precedent on who owns this data between
> libraries and vendors?
>
> -Are others seeing restrictions in license agreements?
>
> (I wasn’t able to find a previous thread on this topic in the
> archives, but I apologize if this has already been discussed!)
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> Juleah Swanson
>
>
> Head of Acquisitions Services
> University of Colorado Boulder Libraries [log in to unmask]
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