Signing Away Our Freedom: The Implications of Electronic Resource Licenses

Autor/in	Ball, David
Titel	Signing Away Our Freedom: The Implications of Electronic Resource Licenses
Quelle	In: Acquisitions Librarian, 18 (2005) 35-36, S.7-20 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-3576
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; Certification; Contracts; Purchasing; Models; Electronic Journals; Electronic Publishing; Value Judgment; Library Administration; Online Vendors; Information Management; Performance Factors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Vertrag; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Analogiemodell; E-Journal; Elektronisches Publizieren; Werturteil; Online-Angebot; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	At first sight, the "big deal" seems an excellent value for academic libraries. A more thorough-going evaluation, however, exposes dangers. This paper examines the roles and strengths of the players in the information supply chain: creators, publishers, intermediaries, libraries. Traditional hard-copy procurement is analysed in terms of these roles and the concepts of authority, branding, and monopoly, and contrasted with the procurement of electronic resources. The advantages and dangers of the big deal are discussed. The latter arise mainly from the publishers' position as monopolists. Means of minimising these dangers-consortia, alternative publishing methods, new economic models to promote competition are examined. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10