From: "Dollar, Daniel" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:01:50 +0000

Hi all,

In response to Nick’s question, I am unsure if you are asking about text mining tools or content where TDM can be employed. If the former, Duke University Library as a list of tools:

http://guides.library.duke.edu/c.php?g=289466&p=1930017

As for content, we have been guided mainly by research discussions with faculty and graduate students and the requests they are making, and by trying to make use of the digitized content we happen to physically possess. You might find this 2014 paper presented by our digital humanities librarian helpful:

http://library.ifla.org/930/1/119-leonard-en.pdf.

Another avenue is proactively working to include TDM clauses into our license agreements. This is a slow process and often involves educating vendors about TDM. Here is our preferred clause:  

Text/Data Mining.  Licensor shall provide either online at its web site, through a third party service (such as LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, or Portico), or to Licensee one full copy of the Licensed Materials in raw data format.  The raw data may be used by Authorized Users to perform text and/or data mining functions and algorithms for legitimate academic research and other educational purposes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Finally, I agree with Denise regarding ProQuest pricing. We have paid the content delivery fee for a few PQ products, most notably, the Vogue Archive. Their current pricing terms have stopped us from going further, but we continue to have conversations with ProQuest on the topic.

Regards,

Daniel

Daniel M. Dollar
Director of Collection Development
Yale University Library

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Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: Text and Data Mining pricing
From: <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:35:06 -0400

Not to go off track - but I was hoping that people might be able to
direct me to some good TDM products out there in the market place.

Thanks

Nick