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Hi, I don't think that the publishers would agree with you here. We have contacted all publishers/suppliers of our electronic resources and some of them are making extra charges on the basis that the students are actually members of a different institution and are therefore effectively 'piggy-backing' on our subscriptions. Staff of the partner institutions are also strictly excluded as they are not members of the UK university. It is not safe to assume that non-standard 'members' of an institution fall within the licence terms which were negotiated without the publishers being aware of non-UK participation. I always make a point of checking with our suppliers whenever we find ourselves stepping into the unknown, as I think that it is too easy to make assumptions that are not actually explicit in the licence terms. If a licence doesn't say explicitly that you can do something then you are not entitled to do so. Sandy Mrs. S. Forster Head of Bibliographic Support Coventry University Lanchester Library -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicole HARRIS Sent: 23 June 2010 16:09 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] FW: Access to online resources for staff and students at partnering insitutions Hi Erica As far as I'm concerned if these students are registered with you and formally receive an Aston username and password they meet the definition of 'member' of your organisation and are covered under current license deals / shib attributes. It may be interesting to have a conversation with your registrar to see how they view such groups though. Hth Nicole -------------------------- Sent using BlackBerry ----- Original Message ----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wed Jun 23 15:11:02 2010 Subject: [lis-e-resources] FW: Access to online resources for staff and students at partnering insitutions Hello all I've been informed that our institution will increasingly be entering into collaborative arrangements with other institutions both in the UK and overseas. The students will be registered with Aston University and will receive a username and password from us, but they will be studying on these collaborative courses from within their own institutions (i.e. we're not talking about a separate Aston campus overseas). I wondered if anyone else has already been through a similar thing and could give me some advice on how you went about setting up access to online resources for the staff and students at partnering institutions: i.e. did you contact each of your online resource providers to ask them where you stood with regard to licensing? did you manage to set something up for the partner institutions using different permissions within Shibboleth? Any information would be gratefully received! Many thanks, Erica Erica Lee Information Resources Specialist Aston University Library and Information Services. Aston Triangle Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK 0121 204 4501. [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.aston.ac.uk/lis <http://www.aston.ac.uk/lis> lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org/serials UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org/serials UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE This message and any files transmitted with it is intended for the addressee only and may contain information that is confidential or privileged. Unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you are not the addressee, you should not read, copy, disclose or otherwise use this message, except for the purpose of delivery to the addressee. Any views or opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Coventry University. lis-e-resources is a UKSG list - http://www.uksg.org/serials UKSG groups also available on Facebook and LinkedIn