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["Oliver Pesch" <OPesch@xxxxxxxxx>]

We had a situation at EBSCO where a government institution was being
told by their higher-ups that the librarians were not authorized to
enter into legal contracts on behalf of the government (e.g. signing a
publisher license agreement was no longer an option)... We recommended
SERU and that turned out to be the answer. Because with SERU there is no
license to sign --  problem solved!

-----Original Message-----
From: seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tim Williams
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:25 AM
To: Ficken,Carol A; Jody Atkinson; lwobbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [seruinfo] Cost?

Hi all

I agree with Carol

We adopted SERU for our new journal of Human Rights and the Environment
(www.e-elgar.co.uk/jhre) after we had feedback from a librarian at a
major
university that it would allow them to subscribe immediately rather than
spend time negotiating and waiting for a committee to approve the
license
agreement.

Tim Williams


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On 6/14/10 1:44 PM, "Ficken,Carol A" <cficken@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We (University of Akron) are registered with SERU, and I do use it
when
> possible.  More publishers are registering and it does save time
(money).  At
> a recent NASIG conference a representative of a small publisher that
is
> registered with SERU said she pushed very hard with their legal person
who
> finally accepted it.  Also, she said that when I am trying to license
with a
> small publisher, I should direct them to SERU and ask if they would
register
> since she believes many of the small publishers are unaware of SERU or
the
> savings of it.
> 
> 
> 
> Carol Ficken 
> 
> Coordinator, Library Acquisitions
> 
> University Libraries
> 
> Bierce Library - Acquisitions
> 
> University of Akron
> 
> Akron, OH 44325-1708
> 
> Phone:  330.972.7296
> 
> Fax:  330.972.5132
> 
> Email:  cficken@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jody
> Atkinson
> 
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:48 AM
> 
> To: lwobbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Subject: RE: [seruinfo] Cost?
> 
> 
> 
> Thankyou to everyone who replied!
> 
> 
> 
> I'm hoping we do use SERU, even if the number of publishers (at the
> 
> moment) is not large.  Hopefully the  numbers will grow.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Jody 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: Linda Wobbe [mailto:lwobbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> 
> Sent: Monday, 14 June 2010 11:26 AM
> 
> To: Jody Atkinson; seruinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Subject: Re: [seruinfo] Cost?
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I hope you give SERU a try. For ages we've complained about wasting
time
> 
> 
> 
> with licenses. Here is a standard way to do away with them which
> 
> preserves fair use rights!
> 
> 
> 
> We are registered, as is the consortium I work with, SCELC. I can
> 
> confirm there is no cost. SCELC has worked with several publishers who
> 
> are registered with SERU, including Springer and Project Euclid. I
just
> 
> wish more publishers would join!
> 
> 
> 
> ...Linda
> 
> 
> 
> Linda Wobbe Head, Collection Management/ Saint Mary's College Library/
> 
> 1928 Saint Mary's Road/ Moraga, CA 94583-4290/ ph(925)631-4232;
> 
> fx(925)376-6097
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/13/10 6:57 PM, Jody Atkinson wrote:
> 
>> 
> 
>> Hello
> 
>> 
> 
>> My library has asked me to look into SERU to determine if we want to
> 
>> use it. I can't find anything that refers to any cost involved in
> 
>> signing up or using SERU - can someone confirm that it is free to use
> 
> it?
> 
>> 
> 
>> I would also be interested in hearing from other libraries using
SERU.
> 
> 
> 
>> Do you find it useful? Are many publishers / vendors you subscribe
> 
>> from willing to use it?
> 
>> 
> 
>> Thankyou
> 
>> 
> 
>> Jody Atkinson
> 
>> 
> 
>> Resources and Access
> 
>> Curtin University Library
> 
>> Tel: 08 9266 4081
> 
>> Email : j.atkinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>> 
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