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View article: Indispensable or unnecessary?: a data-driven appraisal of post-cancellation access rights
Indispensable or unnecessary?: a data-driven appraisal of post-cancellation access rights Open
When breaking out of ‘big deals’, some libraries and consortia have found that they can save money by negotiating away post-cancellation access (PCA) to subscribed resources after the subscription concludes. Using subscription data regardi…
View article: Licensing Challenges Associated With Text and Data Mining: How Do We Get Our Patrons What They Need?
Licensing Challenges Associated With Text and Data Mining: How Do We Get Our Patrons What They Need? Open
Today’s researchers expect to be able to complete text and data mining (TDM) work on many types of textual data. But they are often blocked more by contractual limitations on what data they can use, and how they can use it, than they are b…
View article: Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: TERMS and the Transition to Open
Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: TERMS and the Transition to Open Open
Growing Open Access (OA) options, Big Deal price pressure, fluid e-book purchasing models, and the need for ongoing assessment: it all adds up to a lot of moving parts. More than ever, you need a pragmatic framework for managing the many d…
View article: ShipIndex.org: A database with a narrow focus, but broad application
ShipIndex.org: A database with a narrow focus, but broad application Open
ShipIndex.org, a vessel research database, simplifies vessel research. Whether you are a genealogist, a maritime historian, a researcher, or just curious, the database can help you learn more about the ships that interest you. You can find…
View article: How Open Are You? Discussion about OA Resources in Collection Development
How Open Are You? Discussion about OA Resources in Collection Development Open
Presentation provided at the The ALCTS Collection Management and Electronic Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) in Seattle, WA on 27 January 2019. The discussion will involve incorporating open scholarship into current collections management.
View article: UKSG TERMS2.0 Webinar
UKSG TERMS2.0 Webinar Open
This webinar will provide an overview of the current work undertaken to re-write the techniques for electronic resource management with the incorporation of open access workflow management. This overview will provide insight into the key a…
View article: Rolling With the Wheels of Commerce: The Challenges of Business and Industry- Based Resources
Rolling With the Wheels of Commerce: The Challenges of Business and Industry- Based Resources Open
Collections and liaison librarians receive requests for specialized resources that may require use of passwords or other mediated access, local hosting, or special software. Sometimes, although not always, these resources are used in a bus…