From: Steve Oberg <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:59:35 +0000 I wanted to send a note to thank all who replied to my inquiry, offlist as well as via the list. It seems to me that a key determining factor here is whether or not a retired faculty member has network access. If so, most respondents seem to treat them as authorized users. Another factor that a local colleague of mine brought up is effect on FTE counts. In our case, for example, adding emeritus faculty might tip us over into a higher FTE threshold even though the total number of emeritus faculty is pretty small. Thanks again. Steve Steve Oberg Assistant Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Serials Wheaton College (IL) NASIG Executive Board Member-At-Large From: Steve Oberg <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:45 AM To: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: emeritus faculty rights I have a practical question for members of this discussion list. For those of you who are in an academic institution, do you provide emeritus faculty with online access to licensed content? Do you differentiate between those who are retired vs. those who are awarded the emeritus title? (My understanding is that in my institution, at least, the granting of emeritus status is not automatic upon retirement.) Let’s assume also that emeritus faculty already have full network access, an institutional email account, etc. Another question I have about this issue is, how does this fit with your existing license agreements? I’ve looked through ours and have yet to find one that specifically mentions emeritus faculty as authorized users. I don’t interpret that to mean they aren’t authorized, necessarily — just that this status isn’t specifically mentioned, at least as far as I can see. Steve Steve Oberg Assistant Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Serials Wheaton College (IL) +1 (630) 752-5852 NASIG Executive Board Member-At-Large