From: Todd Puccio <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:30:37 +0000 Ramona, Actually, I think it is quite a stretch to include any kind of license or agreement with a straight out purchase of anything. Once you own something the full force of regular ownership law comes into play. Since there is I.P. content you should only have to deal with Copyright Law. Why would you need to sign any agreement with the seller if once you walk away - you own it ? Would you be willing to share the terms of this "license" with the group ? (or with me ?) I'd really like to read it. Thanks Todd Puccio -----Original Message----- From: "McKeown, Ramona J." <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:48:40 +0000 Thanks to all the responders, both on and off the list. To answer a few questions I received: The microfilm is a purchase not a lease. The microfilm is actual film, not digital. After some pushback with the vendor, I have received language allowing for ILL. Some of the terms are still in negotiation. I'm grateful for an opportunity to discuss this issue with you all! Ramona -----Original Message----- From: "Laughtin-Dunker, Kristin" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:02:11 +0000 Ramona, Are you purchasing the microfilm or merely licensing it? It's doubly odd if the vendor is trying to tell you what to do after you've purchased something physical from them. As far as I know, neither institution where I've worked has dealt with anything like this for microfilm (or any other physical media). Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, MLIS Scholarly Communications and Digital Collections Librarian Leatherby Libraries Chapman University -----Original Message----- From: Liz Mengel <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:13:48 +0000 Ramona, that just seems wrong to me. We would not sign that agreement. Liz Elizabeth Mengel Associate Director Scholarly Resources and Special Collections The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD ________________________________________ From: "McKeown, Ramona J." <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:47:43 +0000 We are accustomed to dealing with license agreements for electronic products, but today I was sent a license agreement for the microfilm of a major U.S. newspaper. I don't think we've signed any licenses agreements for microfilm in the past. This one specifically says that the content may not be used for interlibrary loan. Have others out there dealt with this issue before? What is your practice concerning ILL and microfilm? Would you sign such an agreement? Thanks, Ramona Ramona J. McKeown Collection Development Librarian Moody Memorial Library Baylor University One Bear Place #97148 Waco, TX 76798-7148