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