From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 07:49:54 +0400
Hi All
AFAIK, I have to get permission from a publisher to use copies of even
MY OWN articles in teaching. But I speak without full knowledge, so,
if someone else on this list knows the applicable laws, perhaps you
could fill us in on this.
Regards
Ken
Dr. Ken Masters
Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics
Medical Education Unit
College of Medicine & Health Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman
On 7 January 2012 04:34, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> 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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