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