the benefits for libraries

1、Electronic Expression of Licensing Terms,Benefits to Libraries Steve Probets Loughborough University,天马行空官方博客： ；QQ:1318241189；QQ群：175569632,The Workshop,Date: May 22nd 2006 Attendees BIC Librarians Information Science Department Process Presentation Discussion Follow-up contact and clarification,天马行

2、空官方博客： ；QQ:1318241189；QQ群：175569632,Benefits and Issues Addressed,Awareness Formulation Negotiation Management Ambiguity Technicalities Uptake Tools,Awareness and Enforcement,OLT is not an enforcement mechanism Though DRM could be built on top of the licenses OLT may facilitate clarification of usag

3、e terms Who is responsible for ensuring license terms are adhered to Provider Library User Vicarious Liability OLT enables usage terms to be presented to users at point of use,Formulating Licenses,Do we need an authoring tool to create licences? Do we need a license comparison tool ? Enables license

4、s from different publishers to be compared and differences highlighted Enables a license to be compared to library policy and differences highlighted Would libraries like to create a OLT licenses and ask publishers to meet these terms,Negotiating Licences,Ensure consistency between paper and electro

5、nic license Replacements not addenda Which is legally binding? Should Service Level Agreements be included in OLT licenses ? Percentage up-time Hours of availability Availability of technical support Response time for queries Notice periods for planned downtime Should payment terms be included ? The

6、 period covered When should payment be made Cancellation period Policy on non cancellation Will OLT lead to standardisation ? The OLT dictionary has a rich but well defined vocabulary,Management of Licenses,OLT could remove filing cabinets full of licenses and ad-hoc use of databases, spreadsheets e

7、tc OLT management software is a possibility. Increases certainty over terms Handles expiration, renewal and renegotiation Based on renewal dates and payment terms,Licenses and Ambiguity,Mapping of written licenses to OLT identifies any logical contradictions in licenses Ambiguities in existing licen

8、ses Inter-library loans Distribution to students Reasonable number, up-to-10, or 1 copy per student in one module Virtual learning environments Commercial/non-commercial use Should ambiguity be possible in licenses? Should authoring tool highlight omissions or ambiguities An authoring tool may be ab

9、le to influence the content of licenses,Technicalities,Revisions to the OLT dictionary should be versioned Dictionary versions should be accessible over the internet so tools that use OLT can always access the latest dictionary OLT licenses need to be versioned Confidentiality of the license,Uptake,

10、Is it a Chicken and Egg situation? Publishers, systems vendors, libraries If vendors of ILS systems provide OLT functionality it could be a selling point But this seems likely only if OLT licenses are available Will publishers create OLT licenses ? Libraries could bridge gap by creating OLT versions of publisher licenses OLT will make it easier to Adhere to licenses Enhance management Benefits user-facing services as well as backroom administration,Potential Tools Based On OLT,OLT generating software Ren