The Eurotext service provides the full texts of key EU
documents that academics have selected as relevant to
students' needs. They are presented in a structured way
which makes it easy to use. For the last 2 years it was
freely accessible to anyone. In January this year our
copyright licence agreement was revised and, since then,
whilst anyone can still access Eurotext at
http://eurotext.ulst.ac.uk
and see the titles of the texts are available, only
universities in the UK can access the full texts. Any UK
academics wishing to use this resource from home are
invited to apply for a password.
This situation will continue until 31 July 1999 when
funding provided under the Electronic Libraries Programme
comes to an end. Although both the University of Hull and
the University of Ulster are providing considerable
financial support, this will not be enough to allow the
free service to continue.
>From August 1999, a basic subscription of 350 pounds
(per institution) will be required for password access to
the service. This does not apply to the University of Hull
and the University of Ulster which are continuing to
provide financial support. In addition to the basic service
are some options which allow academics to customise
Eurotext to meet their needs.
Leaflets have been sent out to over 1,000 named academics
(in the HE and FE community) in the UK, so many librarians
in the UK may receive (or have already received) enquiries
about it.
Quite soon, leaflets will also be sent to academics in
about 35 other countries - to those universities whose
students have asked us for access.
This is principally to let you know the current situation,
should you be asked about it, and to offer copies of the
leaflet to anyone who would like one. Requests for
leaflets or further information can be sent to me.
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Freda Carroll
EDC Librarian & Eurotext Co-ordinator
Brynmor Jones Library
University of Hull
Hull HU6 7RX
Tel 01482 465966 Fax 01482 466205
email [log in to unmask]
URL http://eurotext.ulst.ac.uk
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