From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:36:11 -0800

This subject is near and dear to my heart, as I am one of those people
who cannot easily get access to a research library collection.  I
ranted about this a couple years ago on the Scholarly Kitchen
(http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2009/12/01/a-library-card-under-the-christmas-tree/),
and had many people attempt to help out with the problem.  But it's a
hard problem, as few licenses are structured this way.

This space is perhaps best filled by the rental program of DeepDyve.
I have a bias here, as I am a longtime advisor to the company.  The
aim of that program is to provide access at a modest price to people
who are without academic affiliation.  Perhaps this is where the
alumni should be pointed.

Joe Esposito


On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: "Armbruster, Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:35:34 -0800
>
> The form that this can take (and I know of) is that you specify a sum
> X that the alumnus/a pays per year for remote access (e.g. VPN). You
> then sign contracts with vendors only if they include a clause that
> allows for that kind of alumni access. The rest is stamina and
> negotiating skills.
>
> Besides usage-based pricing, alumni access is another major route by
> which (research) libraries may increase their standing by serving
> their patrons better. Also, refusing to grant alumni remote access,
> principally, is not an argument that vendors can win. Indeed, SB
> publishers that are uncomfortable about public access (at six or
> twelve months) have a lot to gain by granting access to alumni.
>
> Chris Armbruster
>
> ________________________________________
> From: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [[log in to unmask]]
> Subject: Post-doc access to e-resources
> From: Liz Ginno <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:02:34 -0800
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> The EdD folks (across campuses in our consortia) are looking at
> strategies to negotiate post-doc access to e-resources. "Many of our
> programs are now graduating our doctoral students.  Some of our
> graduates are asking about on-going access to electronic journals and
> they are willing to pay for access through their office or home
> computers.  Our library tells us that the only access graduates can
> have  is by coming to campus and using the library computers.  Not
> good for most of our students."
>
> My colleague understands that our vendors are not interested in
> general 'alumni access' contracts, but we were wondering if any of you
> know of any 'research center' or 'scholarly society' arrangements in a
> large consortium where a defined sub-set has negotiated a subscription
> separate from the University.
>
> The thought is to set up a paid membership group of EdD graduates who
> would then negotiate access to a limited set of e-resources (like Sage
> & Education Abstracts for example).
>
> Thank you for any guidance you can provide!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Liz Ginno
> Librarian
> California State University, East Bay