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MLA Satellite Teleconference
The Art and Practice of Electronic Journal, Book, and Database Licenses: Practical Tips for Health Care Organizations

Wednesday, September 22, 2004,
1:00 p.m., central time

Goals and Objectives

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The goals of this teleconference are to:

  • provide practical tips to those who deal with licensing agreements for electronic books, journals, and databases
  • enhance the knowledge of information professionals about the pros and cons of electronic licensing agreements
  • provide useful negotiation tips for health information professionals, legal counsel, purchasing departments, and those dealing with consortium licensing agreements

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At the end of this teleconference, attendees will be able to:

  • identify important elements, clauses, and language in a license agreement
  • understand issues related to "access" including site licensing limitations (campus-wide, satellite, concurrent users), IP versus password validation, rights when a journal switches publisher, and use of proxy servers
  • be aware of interlibrary loan and archival rights to be included in licensing agreements
  • discuss the need for specificity about usage statistics, payment terms, renewal clauses, authorized users, full time equivalent (FTE) counts, and format requirements such as portable document format (PDF)

For more information, contact Mary Langman, langman@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x27

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