Johnathan,
   You have begun, what I hope will be, a dialogue of a current and/or
future problem that needs to be discussed.

CONCERNS:
        1. If publishers do not recognize the position of libraries in such
instances, there should be a separate procedure for inclusion of library
patrons, such as, an IP specific address rather than forcing the high
licensing cost. [Even an IP address, single user, can be expensive]
        2. With the IP specific, there would only be one user at a time. We
need to unite to negotiate with publishers to maintain access to our patrons
and/or the development of consortium agreements to develop access.
        3. This presents another thought - we must develop a process to
evaluate the aspects of a situation as they occur individually that will fit
into our library's operation.  [More experienced or specialized librarians
may already have this process in place - if so, please share with list]
        3. Another point is the 5-user license.  Is this 5 concurrent users
and do you have the patrons to need 5?  One library consortium was paying
for 20 users to one database - it was never made clear that this is
concurrent users, while another library system - large university teaching
hospital library - had 3 concurrent user licenses.  When we negotiated we
paid for 2 users and the company is tracking the number of times a 3rd
person tries to log on.  There is an automatic log-out at 15 minutes.

My hope is if the process is out there, you will share with the list, if
not, put in your 0.02 worth of dialogue.

Lola

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan M. Lord [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: January 18, 2000 7:17 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      "Webbooks"
>
> We just received the 3rd edition of NEUROLOGY IN CLINICAL
> PRACTICE: Principles of Diagnosis and Management, edited by
> Walter G. Bradley, et al.  Prominently featured on the covers to
> this volume it the URL www.nicp.com, with notes telling readers
> that they need only to consult the website for the most
> up-to-date information, as well as materials not contained in
> the print volume, such as videos.  A single username/password is
> included with the volume.  However, when I attempt to register
> this username/password, the licence contains a stern warning:
> "Readers who share their User Names are subject to service
> revocation and session interruption."
>
> It seems that this prohibits a library from publishing the
> username/password either in the volume itself, or as part of the
> catalog record.  When I called the publisher, the only
> multi-user option they offer is a 5-user license for an
> additional $1250.00, on top of the $300.00 already paid for the
> print volumes.
>
>
> I was wondering how other libraries/librarians are handing these
> "webbooks?"
>
> Thanks!
>
> JL
>
> Jonathan Lord / Assistant Director for Collection Development
> University of Virginia Health Sciences Library
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