From: Maria Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 20:43:27 +0000

Building on recommendations from the 2016 eDesiderata Forum
<https://www.crl.edu/events/licensing-big-data-edesiderata-forum>, CRL has
drafted a set of licensing terms and specifications
<https://www.crl.edu/electronic-resources/tools-resources> recommended for
use in negotiating agreements for large global datasets from providers in
the areas of business, financial, and geospatial Information. These draft
recommendations are now available for public comment. Comments will be
accepted through June 15, 2018.



*Background:*


In November 2016, CRL hosted the inaugural eDesiderata Forum on the topic
of licensing large databases and datasets (the event description, related
resources and documentation can be found here
<https://www.crl.edu/events/licensing-big-data-edesiderata-forum>). The
Forum invited experts in the fields of geospatial, business, census and
public opinion data to discuss the challenges libraries face in licensing
and acquiring such resources with the CRL community. Among the challenges
identified were: limitations on use of licensed materials; limitations on
local storage of materials; inconsistencies in vendors’ delivery and access
mechanisms; and lack of established rights for long-term use and retention
of the data.



Guided by the findings of the 2016 Forum
<https://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/event_materials/eDesiderata_Forum_Summary_Report_Jan_10_2017.pdf>,
and in and consultation of experts in data resource licensing at academic
libraries, CRL has developed a set of terms and specifications recommended
for inclusion in data acquisition licenses to facilitate more successful,
informative and mutually constructive agreements with vendors of global
data resources. Those recommendations may be found on the following CRL
page:



https://www.crl.edu/electronic-resources/tools-resources



Feedback can be submitted through the following methods:

·                 PDF
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GbVFASiFJivpgcmkNXIkWY0BWpzh9w-0/view?usp=sharing>
(Google Drive) with in-line commenting. Users without Google accounts may
comment anonymously, though we welcome attribution by adding your name to
your comments.

·                 Microsoft Word
<https://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/DRAFT%20global%20data%20licensing%20terms.docx>
version (downloadable). Please add comments and suggest revisions (with
changes tracked), and return the marked up document to Maria Smith
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The proposed model license terms were presented at CRL’s recent quarterly
webinar <https://www.crl.edu/events/webinar-crl-updates-1>  held on April
24th; presentation slides are now available on the event page, and the
presentation recording (20 minutes) is available on CRL’s YouTube channel
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3uqSIKCICI>.



We welcome your input and questions. Please share this message and links
with other interested parties at your institution.