NISO How the information world CONNECTS ALCTS Continuing Resources Section Standards Update ALA...

NISOHow the information world CONNECTS

ALCTS Continuing Resources Section Standards UpdateALA Annual• June 26, 2011

Judy Luther, Informed Strategies Co-chair, SERU Standing Committee

Marquis of Queensbury Approach to Licensing•No wrestling or hugging allowed.

•The gloves to be fair-sized boxing gloves of the best quality and new.

•No shoes or boots with springs.

•A man hanging on the ropes in a helpless state, with his toes off the ground, shall be considered down.

•A man on one knee is considered down, and if struck, is entitled to the stakes.

How the information world CONNECTSNISO

More digital products….and more…


Too many…..too much…time


Problem of Scale


A large solution

for a small problem


In a License Agreement:

Contract Terms

• Jurisdiction•Warranties• Liabilities• Force Majeure• Assignment• Severability

Purchase Terms

•What content• For what price• For what period• How many (for whom)


•Subscriptions and subscribers

•Appropriate and inappropriate use

•Confidentiality and privacy

•Online performance and service

•Archival access and perpetual rights


Topics in SERU - Shared Understanding

SERU can

• Reduce costs for publishers

• Streamline sales/acquisitions process

• Recognize community consensus

SERU cannot

• Replace or eliminate all license agreements

• Be a standard license or click through

• Be customized


SERU Standing Committee

➡Co-Chairs

• Selden Lamoureux, NCSU

• Judy Luther, Informed Strategies

➡Members

• Bob Boissy, Springer

• Clint Chamberlain, UT Arlington

• Janet Morrow, Northeastern University

• David Parker, Business Expert Press


➡Terminology

• Subscriptions => electronic resources

• Subscription => acquisition

• Subscribers => acquiring institutions

➡Terms - ILL• Interlibrary loan of printed books has been a standard,

accepted practice since the nineteenth century. While there is no current consensus or standardized technology pertaining to interlibrary lending of electronic books, providers and acquiring institutions may choose to describe an acceptable process in their quotes and purchase orders.


Possible Revision of SERU to include eBooks

ONIX PL - EDItEUR

• Review SERU ONIX-PL expression

• Review by community

• Approve & post for use

Internationalize SERU

• Based on US Copyright law - differences by country & region

• Translations not sanctioned

• Work with international organizations


ONIX PL & SERU Internationally

www.niso.org/workrooms/seru


Development of SERU


Development2005

• Idea vetted at meetings (Charleston, Midwinter, ER&L)

2006

• Engaged Organizational Support (ARL, ALPSP)

• Legal consultation

• NISO adopted Working Group

• Representative group created draft

2007

• Draft vetted with stakeholders

• NISO comment period, pilot, approval


SERU Process

➡Spotlight on problem

➡Assemble stakeholders

➡Discuss potential for resolution

➡Craft document

➡Vet draft then release for NISO review

➡Pilot June – December 2007

➡Formal Approval 2008


New NISO Initiatives Statement of problem – what isn’t working?

Relationship to other efforts – how does this fit?

Audience – Who will benefit?

Stakeholders – Who is affected?

Scope – What does it need/not need to do?

Objectives – What does success look like?

Timeline – How long?

Adoption – How communicate

Compliance – How acknowledge?


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