And again - this time in English?
John Briggs
On 07/10/2011 22:00, Chen, Emma wrote:
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> Dear Roger,
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> Thank you for your email. Please find information below.
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> Good afternoon
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> I just want to ensure that the library is aware of the following communication that was sent to the consortia head's regarding the enforced concurrency by Pearson's and its affiliates.
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> Although, as a matter of rule, MyiLibrary does not automatically enforce turnaways in order to limit the number of concurrent users, we do monitor very closely the concurrent usage of titles of all our customers.
> Publishers are now reviewing this practise; As a consequence, Pearson and Irwin Law have advised us that our systems now need to comply with concurrency rules for single and multi user access moving forward. Should customers wish to review the licensing for increased user access, please refer to us and we would be happy to quote on a case by case basis."
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> Should any of your titles be affected by enforced concurrency your end user will see the following message
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> Please let me know if you would like me to send you a list of Pearson titles that are in your collection
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> Kind regards
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> Emma
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> From: Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Farbey
> Sent: 04 October 2011 11:15
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> Subject: eBooks probs
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> Without actually naming any names (yet) I wonder if any other libraries apart from us are experiencing sporadic loss of eBook availability which they have *purchased* and I stress that word because this is beginning to get me really cross. Obviously we report these occasional losses to the supplier who usually corrects the technical problem quickly, but should this be happening as often it is the reader who discovers this first. So much for eBooks being purchased "in perpetuity". I hope this is not going to be a trend, but I fear otherwise.
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