From: Michelle Polchow <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 16:17:44 +0000 Maurine and Sarah, This is boilerplate we use at Mason for this issue, although I haven't seen this term recently. Hopefully it's not a resurgence of the issue. One Site: Although George Mason University has locations in Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William County, Virginia, the university is always considered one site for licensing purposes. It is a distributed university with one administration and one computer network with one class B IP address. We have only one OCLC code and one listing in various directories. Although we have libraries on three different sites in close proximity to each other, we regard this as one system. Michelle -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Beaubien <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:19:05 +0000 Maurine, we're struggling with this issue as well. I'm finding that different vendors define 'site' differently and I'm often explaining that, while we do have several libraries with different street addresses, we all are part of the same unit, report to the same administration, share the same budget, have the same students, faculty, and staff, and one set of IP ranges as you indicated. I understand that there are cases where it would make sense to have unique licenses for institutions that are affiliated in some ways but independent in others. In our particular situation, the geography seems arbitrary to me. There are instances where I'm questioning the value of having electronic content that requires seats or multiple licenses. It isn't financially sustainable for us, and I'd also like to hear how others are handling it. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: "Sweeney, Maurine" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:59:27 +0000 I’m curious how other libraries are dealing with ‘authorized sites’ as different institutions are partnering in new ways. For example, we are an academic health sciences library for a university with educational, research and clinical components, including two hospitals staffed in part by University faculty. We have acquired and built new clinics and in the near future will be partnering with another hospital system in a joint facility. All of the new clinics share the same administrative structure and are part of the University. All of the ‘sites’ use the same IP range. It seems to me as though the ‘authorized sites’ concept is becoming an outmoded way of thinking about organizations but I am interested to hear what others have to say and how you handle it with your licenses. Thank you, Maurine