From: Beverly Geckle <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:22:46 +0000 This has actually been discussed at my library as well. Emeritus status is granted by the institution to some not all retirees. My interpretation is that emeritus faculty have been granted the same rights as current teaching faculty, so therefore are authorized users. Beverly ----------------------------- Beverly J. Geckle NASIG Treasurer & Continuing Resources Librarian Middle Tennessee State University P.O. Box 13 / Murfreesboro, TN 37132 [log in to unmask] ________________________________________ From: Steve Oberg <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:45:33 +0000 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) NASIG Executive Board Member-At-Large