From: "Hosburgh, Nathan" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:55:59 -0600 I don't think this is uncommon, as I was just reviewing a proposed ACS license that contains the following post-cancellation language: "Such digital access rights shall be contingent upon payment of an annual post-cancellation platform maintenance fee." Cancellation/access/maintenance fees are similar as far as I can tell and such fees are almost never specified beforehand. It seems that publishers can then charge virtually anything if they couch post-cancellation in such vague terms. If the library is not willing to pay, then access will be cut off going forward to that journal or set of publications. Definitely something to keep an eye on as it's likely an element often overlooked in licenses. Nate -----Original Message----- From: Francesca Musina <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:24:44 +0100 Hi Joe, This cancellation fee was stated in the contract our institution originally signed, but with terms like "reasonable annual access fee", "may", "from time to time charge" and the amount of this fee has been explicitly determined only in this last contract just signed for 2013. In the same licence it is also stated that "this reasonable access fee" can rise during the next years. Francesca Musina Università degli Studi di Torino Direzione Ricerca, Relazioni Internazionali, Biblioteche e Musei Biblioteca Digitale corso S. Maurizio 28 / via Bava 31 10124 TORINO [log in to unmask] Il 13.03.2013 02:55 LIBLICENSE ha scritto: > From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:12:17 +0100 > > Were these cancellation fees stated in the contract your institution > originally signed? I have never seen a Nature contract and am simply > wondering if this is new deal point raised after a contract has been > signed or something that was disclosed and agreed to up front. > > Joe Esposito