8th Interlending and Document Supply International Conference, Canberra Australia 28-31 October 2003
 



License to deny?

Lynn Wiley

Abstract | Paper in [PDF] Portable Document Format (PDF)

Presentation in Microsoft® PowerPoint® format

This paper focuses on the ILL restrictions publishers' place on libraries licensing serial EContent. The paper analyzes data from a survey asking:

  • What is the nature of ILL restrictions?
  • Can these be categorized by type?
  • What percentage of ILL requests is affected?
  • Has it changed recently?
  • Are libraries attempting to negotiate these restrictions and with what success?

The second part of the survey covers the planning libraries are doing to prepare for the consequences of restrictions on ILL. It asks:

  • Are libraries making any effort to retain print for ILL purposes
  • If print retention is done locally or consortially, are provisions for easy ILL access being made?

A hypothesis is that these restrictions will mean that libraries must pay more for access by the piece. If paper copies of serials are limited, commercial suppliers may well be the only source. Typically, charges from suppliers are at a premium and Fair Use is no longer an option.

The paper will analyze the results and then explore the ramification of restrictions on access for researchers. It will draw on data from major library's reliance on ILL article access, to ask how this use may look in a no Fair Use world. The author will be extrapolating from this data; academic access needs and use in general. A literature review an academic library resource sharing is included as well as a philosophical statement of the relationship of the academic library to the publisher.

 

 

 
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