From: C Ki <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:55:31 +0000 Sounds like a move to protect against possible mining of social media sites for Scopus content. Perhaps under fear of safe harbor. Chris On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 1:49 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Hiral Patel <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:45:11 -0800 > > Recently our university (India) has subscribed SCOPUS and in the > agreement, they have mentioned the same restriction. > > Ms. Hiral Patel > Librarian > Institute of Technology > Nirma University > Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway > Ahmedabad 382 481 > Phone No - 079-30642231, > (02717) 241911-15, Ext 231 > Fax No - (02717) 241917 > E-Mail - [log in to unmask] > http://www.nirmauni.ac.in/itlib > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:00 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > From: "Birgir Björnsson" <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:35:05 +0000 > > > > Dear all, > > > > Iceland Consortium is negotiating with Elsevier for Scopus in a national access. > > > > Elsevier insist on keeping the following in the agreement. > > > > Restrictions on Use of Subscribed Products. > > > > · Post individual items from the Subscribed Products on social networking sites > > > > This is new to us and we do not have any similar restriction in other agreements. > > > > Is this acceptable? > > > > Do you have this or similar restriction in your Scopus agreement? > > > > Elsevier does not have an official list over social networking sites, but says that it has for example facebook, linkedin, twitter in mind. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Birgir > > > > > > Birgir Björnsson, administrator > > Iceland Consortium for electronic subscriptions (hvar.is) > > email [log in to unmask] | direct tel. +354 525 5711 > > National and University Library of Iceland | Arngrímsgata 3 - 107 Reykjavik