From: "Williamson, Lori D." <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:55:48 +0000
This has been a thorn in my side for years! I think it's appalling.
When used for a class assignment, that IS research purposes.
However, I do abide by it. When making a reserve list of articles for
a professor, I provide a link to the Ebsco database instead of
directly to the article. And I always inform the instructor as to why
we can't post the article in hopes that if enough of them complain,
HBR might change the policy.
Lori Williamson
VC/UHV Library
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Subject: Harvard Business Review, or, "Ceci n'est pas un abonnement"
From: Mark Muehlhaeusler <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:53:19 -0500
Dear all,
You may be aware of the ongoing attempt, by Harvard Business Review,
to limit the use of their articles in teaching. Their terms of use, as
posted at the end of each publisher's PDF state:
"Academic licensees may not use this content in electronic reserves,
electronic course packs, persistent linking from syllabi or by any
oher means of incorporating the content into course resources. [...]
Harvard Business Publishing will be pleased to grant permission to
make this content available through such means. For rates and
permission, contact [log in to unmask]"
... the reason being, that HBR would like to generate a profit twice
(or more) for the same content, by re-selling these materials through
XanEdu (God forbid that students may actually use the library to read
a journal!). Please see HBR's response below.
In other words, our subscriptions are not intended to be subscriptions
in the full sense of the word. I believe that this practice raises
serious issues, as it trikes at the core of the Academic library's
mission, to support both research and teaching.
I would like to hear from the subscribers to this list how HBR is
handled at their institutions, and indeed if any of you have engaged
and confronted HBR on this issue.
With my best wishes for the new year,
Mark Muehlhaeusler
Director, Copyright and Rights Management
Georgetown University Library
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Subject: RE: persistent linking? (#8095-259610955-6577)
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Permissions <[log in to unmask]>
To: Mark Muehlhaeusler <[log in to unmask]>
CC: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
Dear Mark Muehlhaeusler,
Thanks for the email. Our contract with EBSCO allows our complete
library to be accessed for research purposes only. The problem we have
is that people use EBSCO as a substitute for assigned classroom
curriculum. The professor says "read this article on EBSCO" instead of
purchasing copies, in paper or electronically, directly from us. I
think the last page of our HBR articles on EBSCO articles have
something worded to this effect. If you need an HBR article to post
electronically or distribute in paper, please let us know and we can
set it up. If this is just for private use or research, you can link
or store it on your hard drive, or do what you want as your school has
paid for access, just please do not distribute the articles or post
them for classroom assignments.
Sincerely,
Tad Dearden
Permissions Coordinator
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING 300 North Beacon Street | 4E |
Watertown, MA 02472 voice: 617.783.7831 fax: 617.783.7556
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
web: www.harvardbusinessonline.org
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