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From: Linda Wobbe <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 06:36:29 -0700
Hi Nancy,
I'm not at a public institution, but we have to get legal counsel's
approval if a license is required for a trial. Even a click-through
agreement. I've got an 8 page one on my desk at the moment. What a
headache!
Linda Wobbe
Saint Mary's College of CA
> On Apr 16, 2014, at 4:48 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: Nancy Egan <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:53:38 +0000
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> Hello. Are there any librarians who work in public institutions who’ve
> had to have legal counsel look over (and approve) a vendor’s licensing
> agreement just to run a database trial? In one instance here, a
> vendor required a signature for a trial so the lawyer had to sign.
> However, now there’s been some suggestion that any vendor licenses
> should be reviewed before a trial—regardless of whether a signature is
> needed or not. Is this required (or has it been “suggested”) anywhere
> else?
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> Thanks, Nancy Egan
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