From: Ann Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:57:17 -0500 Last week, a North American expert group released a brand new library model license, developed as a team effort over the last year. The participating organizations are CRL, CLIR, ARL, CDL, CRKN, and NELLCO, with legal expertise provided by Lisa Macklin of Emory University Libraries. (The logos on the release will tell you who all the groups are!) The document is detailed, while very much straightforward to read and understand. It covers numerous new issues that have emerged since the previous 2008 LIBLICENSE update. The Model License is expected to support libraries' efforts to serve their users and achieve the core mission of preserving intellectual heritage in the digital age by negotiating the best terms of use. The companion "create your own license" software will be released early in 2015. We thank the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its support of this project. Happy holidays! Ann Okerson, for CRL and the Team Press release here: http://liblicense.crl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/12-03-2014PM-FINAL-Model-License_announce.pdf Model License here: http://liblicense.crl.edu/licensing-information/model-license/