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With license agreements for perpetual access, communication between publishers and libraries can be a large problem, as agreement terms and policy understanding are not always clear.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Grissom|first=Andrew R.|last2=Knowlton|first2=Steven A.|last3=Scott|first3=Rachel Elizabeth|date=2017-01-23|title=Perpetual Access Information in Serials Holdings Records|url=https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/6217|journal=Library Resources & Technical Services|volume=61|issue=1|pages=57–62|doi=10.5860/lrts.61n1.57|issn=2159-9610}}</ref> Even so, licensing agreements do not always even include perpetual access.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Calvert|first=Kristin|date=2013-07|title=Starting from Scratch on Perpetual Access|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464|journal=The Serials Librarian|language=en|volume=65|issue=1|pages=69–73|doi=10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464|issn=0361-526X}}</ref> In addition to this, because of the complexity involving perpetual access, libraries may find the choice to use electronic material with no understanding of how it may be used when access is gone, simply because that may be the only option.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Goertzen|first=Melissa J.|last2=Wolven|first2=Robert A.|last3=Carroll|first3=Jeffrey D.|title=Preservation Pending: The Future of E-book Access in the Digital Age|journal=Library and Book Trade Almanac|pages=23-40}}</ref> |
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[[Link rot]], negligence or denial of domain renewal, or closing of information source are some examples of technical issues that directly effect the ability to maintain perpetual access. Issues like these for both perpetual access and with [[digital preservation]] have garnered some more recent attention through single discipline efforts or government level. One example is the Keepers Registry, which equips libraries with resources to help them navigate perpetual access and digital preservation topics as a whole.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Polchow|first=Michelle|date=2021-05-19|title=Exploring Perpetual Access|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0361526X.2021.1883206|journal=The Serials Librarian|language=en|volume=80|issue=1-4|pages=107–113|doi=10.1080/0361526X.2021.1883206|issn=0361-526X}}</ref> Despite the cost effectiveness of utilizing electronic material in place of print, the cost of maintaining that electronic material is a hinderance on the other end of the spectrum for a library's ability to opt for and maintain perpetual access, both in terms of time and staffing limitations.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Luther|first=Judy|last2=DiFiore|first2=Ken|last3=Gibbs|first3=Nancy|last4=Lamoureux|first4=Selden Durgom|last5=Reich|first5=Victoria|last6=Staines|first6=Heather Ruland|last7=Steinle|first7=Kim|date=2010-04|title=Ensuring Perpetual Access to Online Subscriptions|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03615261003623047|journal=The Serials Librarian|language=en|volume=58|issue=1-4|pages=73–78|doi=10.1080/03615261003623047|issn=0361-526X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stemper|first=Jim|last2=Barribeau|first2=Susan|date=2006-04-01|title=Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.50n2.91|journal=Library Resources & Technical Services|volume=50|issue=2|pages=91–109|doi=10.5860/lrts.50n2.91|issn=0024-2527}}</ref> This in turn creates a substantial barrier in the need for continuous efforts by libraries to maintain and monitor the materials if perpetual access beyond the sole act of perpetual access being granted.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Calvert|first=Kristin|date=2013-07|title=Starting from Scratch on Perpetual Access|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464|journal=The Serials Librarian|language=en|volume=65|issue=1|pages=69–73|doi=10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464|issn=0361-526X}}</ref> |
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Trigger events are also another concern for libraries and the desire for perpetual access capabilities. These events can be when electronic material is no longer accessible for six months or longer. One example of a trigger event is the case when access to the information made available is lost due to a natural event.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shah|first=Ubaid Ullah|last2=Gul|first2=Sumeer|title=LOCKSS, CLOCKSS & PORTICO: A LOOK INTO DIGITAL PRESERVATION POLICIES|journal=Library Philosophy and Practice|pages=0_1, 1-5}}</ref> |
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=== Program Initiatives === |
=== Program Initiatives === |
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Perpetual access is the stated continuous access of licensed electronic material after is it no longer accessible through an active paid subscription either through the library or publisher action.[1] In many cases, the two parties involved in the license agree that it is necessary for the license to retain access to these materials after the license has lapsed. Other terms for perpetual access or similar trains of thought are ‘post-cancellation access’ and ‘continuing access.[2][3]
In the licensing of software products, a perpetual license means that a software application is sold on a one-time basis and the licensee can then use a copy of the software forever. The license holder has indefinite access to a specific version of a software program by paying for it only once.
Perpetual access is a term that is used within the library community to describe the ability to retain access to electronic journals after the contractual agreement for these materials has passed. Typically when a library licenses access to an electronic journal, the journal's content remains in the possession of the licensor. The library often purchases the rights to all back issues as well as new issues. When the license elapses, access to all the journal's contents is lost. In a typical print model, the library purchases the journals and retains them for the duration of the contract but also after the contract expires. In order to retain access to journals that were released during the term of a license for digital electronic journals, the library must obtain perpetual access rights.[4] It is a large concern in the growing case of libraries considering replacing paper subscriptions within their collections with electronic material.[5] The ability to maintain perpetual access can be beneficial in the shift from print to electronic material, as both user demand and advantages of non-print material prove. Although, this process does not come without issues. Electronic materials rely on a relationship between library and publisher, with a distinct power dynamic over the publisher’s ability to control their licensed material. This in turn causes issues when the paid for subscription with a publisher ends and the use of the material is now uncertain or there is the inability to share that material, losing another option in post-subscription access.[6]
As libraries continue to change out physical print material in favor of electronic material, the legality of what it means to own a purchase will be a considerable issue they will face. The concept of first-sale doctrine that formerly allowed more lenient access and use of physical print material is no longer applicable with electronic material due to past legal precedent. This essentially points to the issue that “for libraries, this means that legal ownership of individual titles, the storage unit (often a piece of hardware or software), and the ability to maintain files for future use are tied to the content provider-often a publisher or software developer.” Therefore, perpetual access agreements are imperative to future library use of desired materials.[7]
Perpetual access is closely related to digital archiving, which is the preservation of electronic documents. However, archiving rights are "the right to permanently retain an electronic copy of the licensed materials.”[8] Perpetual access rights focus on continual access, and archiving rights focus on continual access and how one receives continual access.[9] Often, if an institution is to retain perpetual access, it must design a way in which to preserve the electronic documents that are granted by the license. Several initiatives have developed methods in which to retain electronic documents and retain perpetual access. The most notable of these are the LOCKSS program, the CLOCKSS program, and the Ithaka Portico program.[10]
Issues
With license agreements for perpetual access, communication between publishers and libraries can be a large problem, as agreement terms and policy understanding are not always clear.[11] Even so, licensing agreements do not always even include perpetual access.[12] In addition to this, because of the complexity involving perpetual access, libraries may find the choice to use electronic material with no understanding of how it may be used when access is gone, simply because that may be the only option.[13]
Link rot, negligence or denial of domain renewal, or closing of information source are some examples of technical issues that directly effect the ability to maintain perpetual access. Issues like these for both perpetual access and with digital preservation have garnered some more recent attention through single discipline efforts or government level. One example is the Keepers Registry, which equips libraries with resources to help them navigate perpetual access and digital preservation topics as a whole.[14] Despite the cost effectiveness of utilizing electronic material in place of print, the cost of maintaining that electronic material is a hinderance on the other end of the spectrum for a library's ability to opt for and maintain perpetual access, both in terms of time and staffing limitations.[15][16] This in turn creates a substantial barrier in the need for continuous efforts by libraries to maintain and monitor the materials if perpetual access beyond the sole act of perpetual access being granted.[17]
Trigger events are also another concern for libraries and the desire for perpetual access capabilities. These events can be when electronic material is no longer accessible for six months or longer. One example of a trigger event is the case when access to the information made available is lost due to a natural event.[18]
Program Initiatives
See also
References
- ^ Waller, Andrew; Bird, Gwen (2006-05-10). ""We Own It": Dealing with "Perpetual Access" in Big Deals". The Serials Librarian. 50 (1–2): 179–196. doi:10.1300/J123v50n01_17. ISSN 0361-526X.
- ^ Calvert, Kristin (2013-07). "Starting from Scratch on Perpetual Access". The Serials Librarian. 65 (1): 69–73. doi:10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464. ISSN 0361-526X.
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(help) - ^ Morris, Sally. "Perpetual Access to Licensed Content". Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter. 5(1).
- ^ Stemper, Jim; Barribeau, Susan (2006). "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses". Library Resources & Technical Service. 50 (2): 91–109. doi:10.5860/lrts.50n2.91. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Stemper, Jim; Barribeau, Susan (2006-04-01). "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals". Library Resources & Technical Services. 50 (2): 91–109. doi:10.5860/lrts.50n2.91. ISSN 0024-2527.
- ^ Kumar, Narender (2016). "E-resources preservation: Challenge with libraries of twenty first century". International Journal of Education and Management Studies. 6(2): 229–232.
- ^ Goertzen, Melissa J.; Wolven, Robert A.; Carroll, Jeffrey D. "Preservation Pending: The Future of E-book Access in the Digital Age". Library and Book Trade Almanac: 23–40.
- ^ Robertson, Nathan D. M.; Jewell, Timothy D.; Anderson, Ivy; Riggio, Angela; Parker, Kimberly; Farb, Sharon E.; Chandler, Adam. "Electronic Resource Management: Report of the DLF ERM Initiative". Digital Library Federation. The Council on Library and Information Resources. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Stemper, Jim; Barribeau, Susan (2006). "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses". Library Resources & Technical Services. 60 (2): 91–109. doi:10.5860/lrts.50n2.91. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Stemper, Jim; Barribeau, Susan (2006). "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses". Library Resources & Technical Services. 50 (2): 91–109. doi:10.5860/lrts.50n2.91. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Grissom, Andrew R.; Knowlton, Steven A.; Scott, Rachel Elizabeth (2017-01-23). "Perpetual Access Information in Serials Holdings Records". Library Resources & Technical Services. 61 (1): 57–62. doi:10.5860/lrts.61n1.57. ISSN 2159-9610.
- ^ Calvert, Kristin (2013-07). "Starting from Scratch on Perpetual Access". The Serials Librarian. 65 (1): 69–73. doi:10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464. ISSN 0361-526X.
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(help) - ^ Goertzen, Melissa J.; Wolven, Robert A.; Carroll, Jeffrey D. "Preservation Pending: The Future of E-book Access in the Digital Age". Library and Book Trade Almanac: 23–40.
- ^ Polchow, Michelle (2021-05-19). "Exploring Perpetual Access". The Serials Librarian. 80 (1–4): 107–113. doi:10.1080/0361526X.2021.1883206. ISSN 0361-526X.
- ^ Luther, Judy; DiFiore, Ken; Gibbs, Nancy; Lamoureux, Selden Durgom; Reich, Victoria; Staines, Heather Ruland; Steinle, Kim (2010-04). "Ensuring Perpetual Access to Online Subscriptions". The Serials Librarian. 58 (1–4): 73–78. doi:10.1080/03615261003623047. ISSN 0361-526X.
{{cite journal}}
: Check date values in:|date=
(help) - ^ Stemper, Jim; Barribeau, Susan (2006-04-01). "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals". Library Resources & Technical Services. 50 (2): 91–109. doi:10.5860/lrts.50n2.91. ISSN 0024-2527.
- ^ Calvert, Kristin (2013-07). "Starting from Scratch on Perpetual Access". The Serials Librarian. 65 (1): 69–73. doi:10.1080/0361526X.2013.800464. ISSN 0361-526X.
{{cite journal}}
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(help) - ^ Shah, Ubaid Ullah; Gul, Sumeer. "LOCKSS, CLOCKSS & PORTICO: A LOOK INTO DIGITAL PRESERVATION POLICIES". Library Philosophy and Practice: 0_1, 1–5.
External links
- Definition of Perpetual Access from Oxford University Press
- Definition of Perpetual Access from Portico
- DSpace official site
- Electronic Resource Management: Report of the DLF ERM Initiative
- List of participating publishers and titles in LOCKSS
- LOCKSS official site
- Perpetual Access and Post-Cancellation Access from LOCKSS
- Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses
- Portico official site