[Eril-l] [EXT] License negotiations and non-credit continuing ed students

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Hi,

I was told "no" directly from EBSCO. We don't use Open Athens.


Dawna

Dawna Turcotte, MLIS

Regional Librarian

Northern Lights College

9820 – 120th Ave.

Fort St. John, BC V1J 8C3

 Canada

Tel: 250-785-6981 ext 2012

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 2:03 PM Electronic Resources in Libraries
discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> Hi Audra,
> Thanks for sharing this strategy you used for OpenAthens. It is good to
> know that some vendors included these students. We have about 2000 FTE
> students and are being asked to accommodate another 200 of these non-credit
> affiliated students. They are also asking for campus email accounts, which
> would be a requirement for access as well.
>
> Best,
> Nancy
>
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:43 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
> discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nancy,
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have a large number of non-credit students? For our migration to
>> OpenAthens, I reviewed our agreements to determine all of the patron groups
>> and what their permissions for our e-resources are. Some agreements did
>> have language that might allow for these types of students that are not
>> counting towards FTE and when I was unsure, I contacted the vendors and
>> asked them. A lot of vendors gave me the okay to have these students access
>> their resources. I am not sure anyone actually said “no” but we also don’t
>> have a huge number of these students.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Audra M. Deemer, *MLIS (she/her/Ms.)
>>
>> Head of Acquisitions & Collections
>>
>> Collections & Discovery Services
>>
>> DePaul University Library
>>
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>>
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>>
>> *From:* Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> *On Behalf Of *Electronic
>> Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 26, 2023 9:27 AM
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>> *Subject:* [EXT] [Eril-l] License negotiations and non-credit continuing
>> ed students
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As a followup to the earlier discussions about *Access to electronic
>> resources for non-credit continuing education students, *have any
>> libraries tried negotiating access for this sub group on campus? If so,
>> what was the response from vendors and what did they use for pricing? We
>> have been asked to come up with a number for what additional costs this
>> would entail and I am not sure how to go about it without reaching out to
>> all our vendors, which I am hesitant to do.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since the majority of our licenses are based on FTE and access for
>> students, faculty, and staff, I wonder how this group of non-credit
>> continuing ed students factors into other licensing agreements. Who on
>> campus should decide if these students are within our existing subset of
>> users? Do you consider them students that should have the same level of
>> access? I don't think it makes sense to add them to our FTE numbers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone broached this with vendors and what was the outcome? Is it
>> worth pursuing given the work involved to gain legal access for this
>> subgroup?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any thoughts/experiences,
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Nancy Schuler, MLIS (she/her/hers)*
>> Assistant Professor, e-Resources & Serials Librarian
>>
>> Liaison to the Creative Arts Collegium
>> Eckerd College Library <https://www.eckerd.edu/library/>
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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