From: Michelle Polchow <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:52:02 +0000 I’d add that CONTU is a set of guidelines issued in the 1970s pertains to sending print hard copy via secure transmission. Today’s digital ILL environment has capabilities which were unimagined when CONTU was written. Currently, libraries may be more likely to work with fixed digital formats using controlled access systems of file exchange. So CONTU is like fitting a square peg into a round hole, as it assumes a printed hard copy is being transmitted, now adding an extra step, if a digital file is readily available. Relying on the libraries’ broad rights within Copyright Law, in light of technology, is important to give leeway to responsibly use the institutions’ exemptions to perform ILL. Broad interpretation helps avoid unnecessary complications that can become obsolete or difficult to translate to new, as yet unimagined technology. And as Cynthia mentions in previous post, it also can become burdensome to administer. A useful term to incorporate into a license is “Licensee is permitted to fill Interlibrary Loan requests in compliance with United State Copyright Law, utilizing the current prevailing technology.” Michelle Michelle Polchow, MSLIS Electronic Resources Librarian | Collection Development George Mason University Libraries 4400 University Drive, MS 2 FL Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 703-993-3714 From: "KRISTOF, CYNTHIA" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:20:58 +0000 Because CONTU is a set of guidelines with activities (such as tracking) that concern the borrowing library. The lending library has a couple duties in CONTU, too, but the weight is largely on the borrowing library. As you know ILL sections of licences concern what libraries can do as lenders. However, we can't control what the borrowing libraries do regarding CONTU tracking... therefore, it's largely absurd to agree to it in a license and potentially trouble. I know the potential trouble part is probably a long shot. I just got done vacuuming, so I'm kind of wiped out, and this probably isn't the best explanation! Maybe others can add to this? I hope this helps. ------------------------------ From: Rachel Becker <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 15:16:32 +0000 Hi Cindy, Can you expand on why you recommend not including CONTU guidelines in licenses? Thank you! Rachel Becker Electronic Resources Management Librarian University of Wisconsin – Madison ________________________________ From: "KRISTOF, CYNTHIA" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2018 15:30:59 +0000 I would highly recommend leaving CONTU out of licenses altogether. Leaving in secure electronic transmission or something to that effect is fine. Best, Cindy Kristof Head, Copyright and Document Services & Associate Professor Kent State University Libraries 1125 Risman Drive Kent, OH 44242-0001 330-672-1641 [log in to unmask]