From: "Walters, Laura R." <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:32:14 +0000
I think you should read the license. I've taken a look at it as has
our acquisitions manager, and we don't see any red flags. Laura
Laura Walters, PhD
Associate Director for Teaching, Research, and Information Resources
Tisch Library
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
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From: Denise Novak <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:09:54 +0000
Good Morning: I concur with Stephen. Although I haven't even seen
the license in question, from what I've read in all of the posts, our
contracts office will not be pleased and we cannot "click through"
licenses. Just one more thing to be frustrated about with YBP.
Denise
Denise D. Novak
Head of Acquisitions
Carnegie Mellon University
Hunt Library
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
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From: "Clark, Stephen D" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:25:50 +0000
Hey Scott,
I am not particularly enamored of the license either. My procurement
officer is going to have to negotiate the terms with YBP and we'll see
where we go. In the meantime, if it is required that users click
through the license before entering GOBI the 1st of January, we may
not be able to use the system until negotiations are complete. In my
case, that could take some time. Which actually means that YBP is
going to lose some money since we will not be able to order through
their system. We'll will just have to use one of our other contracted
vendors much more than normal.
This is a bad move on their part.
Stephen
Stephen Clark
Acquisitions Librarian
College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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From: Scott Stangroom <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:51:04 -0500
Hi,
I would like to know what others who use YBP's services think about
YBP's new GOBI3 License Agreement requirement for 2013 and beyond. As
a longtime and loyal customer, UMass finds the requirement offensive
and the Agreement itself severely wanting. We would not be able to
agree the License terms as written.
~Scott
Scott Stangroom
Acquisitions Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
Acquisitions Dept.
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
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