Comment Details - National Information Standards Organization

#00182 Comment Details - NISO_RP-7-201X-for_public_comment.pdf

Document Information
Title	NISO RP-7-201X, SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding
File Name	NISO_RP-7-201X-for_public_comment.pdf	State	Draft
Date Added	2012-01-05 07:48:09	Revision Number	0
Submitter Name	Cynthia Hodgson	Size	112K

Comment Information
Summary	No Mention of DRM	State (Disposition)	New (Unresolved)
Date Added	2012-01-18 09:21:09	Last Updated	2012-01-18 09:21:09
Submitter Name	Benjamin Jahre	Assigned To	Unassigned
Company Name	UNC Chapel Hill	Response	None
Interest Category		Category	Substantive
Origin	Public Review	Section, Page, Line
Item	N/A	Item Description

Submitter Comment
I like that the new draft addresses the changing landscape of e-resource licenses, to include e-books. However, I believe that if SERU is going to begin to encompass e-book purchases, there should be a mention of the DRM associated with e-books.

Submitter Comment

I like that the new draft addresses the changing landscape of e-resource licenses, to include e-books. However, I believe that if SERU is going to begin to encompass e-book purchases, there should be a mention of the DRM associated with e-books.

Submitter Proposed Solution
This problem could be solved by including a sentence or two in the section entitled "Statements of Common Understandings for Acquiring Electronic Resources" simply stating that as DRM measures can often be associated with e-book purchases, the publisher and the library should come to an understanding on what DRM limitations (if any) will be applicable to the sale.

Submitter Proposed Solution

This problem could be solved by including a sentence or two in the section entitled "Statements of Common Understandings for Acquiring Electronic Resources" simply stating that as DRM measures can often be associated with e-book purchases, the publisher and the library should come to an understanding on what DRM limitations (if any) will be applicable to the sale.