From: Elizabeth Henry <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:41:47 -0500 Hi all, I'm responsible for reviewing license agreements here at my university. Recently, some librarians expressed interest in purchasing e-books from a vendor we've never purchased from, so I looked through their institutional purchase agreement and I came across these terms that make me uncomfortable. The terms can be seen below: Permitted: Provided that the copyright header attached to the ebook chapter is retained, Authorized Users at the Purchaser's institution may: 1. download and and print one copy of each ebook chapter for personal use and archive contents on their own personal computers 2. send one copy of an ebook chapter by email, hard copy, or fax to one person in the Purchaser's campus/institutional network at another location for that individual's personal use. The reason why I am not comfortable with these terms is because once a user downloads the e-book onto their computer or tablet, what they do with the e-book is essentially out of our control. We can't be sure that a user will download only one copy (what if the user has multiple devices or forgets that s/he already downloaded a copy?) or send to someone within the University. What are your thoughts on these terms? Have any libraries agreed to these terms? If you have, have you had any trouble? Were you able to negotiate these terms to something more acceptable? Please let me know. Thank you, Elizabeth Elizabeth Henry Instruction and Reference/E-Resources Librarian Gallaudet University Library Merrill Learning Center, room 1302 800 Florida Ave, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 202-250-2855 [log in to unmask]