From: Sharon Cardwell <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 21:31:33 +0000

Hello Michele,

Not sure if this would apply to your situation, but NISO (National
Information Standards Organization) developed SERU (A Shared
Electronic Resource Understanding) in May 2012, which includes a
clause for Archiving and Perpetual Access.  SERU was developed as an
alternative to a signed license agreement by providing "best practice"
standards for e-resources.

To see the SERU document, go to:  http://www.niso.org/workrooms/seru/
(the archiving and perpetual access clause is at the end of the
document)

Best regards,
Sharon Cardwell, MLS
Librarian, Collection Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center Library
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From: "Shipley, Michele" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:10:50 -0400

I have a question about what other libraries consider to be acceptable
language in a license agreement covering perpetual access to
electronic journal backfiles purchased by the library. Miner Library
recently purchased electronic backfiles for several important journals
from a major vendor. This was a one-time purchase; Miner now "owns"
the backfiles. However the license agreement for the backfiles states
that the vendor may decide to stop providing access to the backfiles
with a 30 day notice. In the event the vendor stops providing access
to the backfiles they will provide an electronic copy to Miner or, if
they choose, make the backfiles available through Portico or CLOCKSS.
We are being told that this is the industry standard.

Has anyone else run into language like this and been able to negotiate
a better guarantee of perpetual access? Is this language really the
industry standard?

Thanks for your help. Michele

Michele Shipley, MLS
Assistant Director of Digital & Branch Libraries Edward G. Miner
Library University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY 14642
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