Re: EBSCO database access change Harvard Business Review Hosburgh, Nathan 11 Apr 2013 21:45 UTC
The final page of each HBR article on EBSCOhost contains the following: "Harvard Business Review Notice of Use Restrictions, May 2009 Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Publishing Newsletter content on EBSCOhost is licensed for the private individual use of authorized EBSCOhost users. It is not intended for use as assigned course material in academic institutions nor as corporate learning or training materials in businesses. Academic licensees may not use this content in electronic reserves, electronic course packs, persistent linking from syllabi or by any other means of incorporating the content into course resources. Business licensees may not host this content on learning management systems or use persistent linking or other means to incorporate the content into learning management systems. Harvard Business Publishing will be pleased to grant permission to make this content available through such means. For rates and permission, contact permissions@harvardbusiness.org." The quarantining of 500 articles is just another step in the wrong direction from an already overly-restrictive publisher. However, I would not characterize HBR as a "predatory" publisher, that term being reserved for those fly-by-night OA publishers who sucker faculty and other researchers into submitting articles for publication, then attempt to charge them publication fees after acceptance. HBR is not predatory. I just think they are attempting to employ an unconventional business model that may not be very efficient for libraries who don't want to have to worry about usage rights at the article level. Linda, you mention that "the print has crazy rules unlike any other journal". Are you referring to the "Reproduction" restrictions under the Masthead of the print journal or is there a print license I'm not aware of? From the masthead: "No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission." Does this mean that fair use for this title is thrown out the window? How could libraries possibly require all their users to abide by such restrictions for HBR in print? Are HBR's print restrictions even valid when interpreting fair use within an academic environment? I'm just thinking out loud here... Another sticking point for me is in regards to the online access. We subscribe to print + online, but the online component is apparently not available directly from HBR at a bona fide institutional level, except through EBSCOhost DBs. Our EBSCOnet info states that, although we have print + online, the online is not accessible via IP or proxy. It is username/password supported but the password cannot be shared. In effect, we have no online access besides an EBSCO aggregated DB because there is no way to enable such access in an academic environment. The print journal masthead seems to allude to this as well under "Library Access": "Libraries offer online access to current and back issues of Harvard Business Review through EBSCOhost databases." The portion of the original email from EBSCO left out of this thread mentions an "upgrade fee" that would enable full rights to all HBR content: "For example, in Business Source Complete, there are currently 12,824 full-text articles from HBR, and 12,324 will continue to have the existing access functionality. If libraries wish to prevent the read-only limitation on these 500 articles, and expand usage rights to all 12,824 HBR articles to include course use, they should contact Harvard Business Publishing for expanded rights. For an upgrade fee, Harvard Business Publishing offers full course use rights for all articles. For pricing information please contact us at permissions@harvardbusiness.org." It appears that the upgrade fee would give expanded usage rights (e-reserve, course packs, etc.) but, it still would not give perpetual access rights because the content is being provided through Business Source Complete. It will be interesting to see what kind of quote we get from HBR. Nate Nathan Hosburgh Electronic Resources Librarian Assistant Professor Montana State University Library P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 (406) 994-4313 nhosburgh@montana.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Hulbert, Linda A. Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 10:16 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] database access change We operate that way too. I have encouraged our selectors to keep subscriptions to the most needed items even if they are in an aggregator and we are discarding bound volumes for only the most trusted sources (JSTOR and ACS having purchased that backfile). Highwire is getting to that point too. But the larger question is the relationship between Harvard and EBSCO (the former feeling more like one of the predatory publishers, than an educational academic institution...at least titularly). We have the print. The print has crazy rules unlike any other journal. We're assuming the 500 are not random and not by year but by how much money Harvard makes by selling the content. This medium sized institution (fewer than 10,000FTE but with a college of Business) spends 10s of thousands of dollars on copyright with Harvard, Inc. Are libraries and universities the primary purchasers of their content - or is industry? If it is us and we continue to accept this, then shame on us. If it's a broader community than us, and I'm guessing it is, then they can continue to snub their noses at us and we're stuck accepting these rules. And if these are the most highly used and most lucrative articles, then be prepared for the storm from our users. Wouldn't it be nice if our faculty could choose alternative publications. I think we should let them know. I think I'll work on a blog! Linda Linda Hulbert, Associate Director Collection Management and Services O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library #5004 University of Saint Thomas 2115 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 Phone: (651) 962-5016 Fax: (651) 962-5486 email: lahulbert@stthomas.edu Explore the university institutional repository UST Research Online -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Westerfield Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 10:48 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] database access change I would be very careful with print journal titles where your only online access is in one or more aggregator DBs. I would be loathe to cancel the print subscription and/or withdraw bound volumes. I'm nervous about putting bound volumes into storage if the titles are only covered in an aggregator. You would want to make absolutely sure that nobody is relying on that title anymore before jettisoning the print. We currently have two big aggregators. It's too easy for publishers to yank stuff out of one otherwise reliable aggregator. The other aggregator is comparatively chaotic and somewhat hard to use, in addition to the vagaries of publisher whims. Take a look at aggregator title update lists, if they are available -- some publishers are putting us and the aggregator in a bad position by pulling out their content completely, or instituting long embargo periods on new content. Large publishers are buying and transferring journals in a feeding frenzy, so what you had today in an aggregator, may be gone tomorrow or next year. -- Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian Tutt Library, Colorado College diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu (719) 389-6661 (719) 389-6082 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:34 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] database access change According to this morning's e-mail from EBSCO, "As of August 2013, some changes will be made to Harvard Business Review (HBR) article access for Business Source customers.... As you are likely aware, full-text licensing agreements with publishers are subject to change in all databases.... as of August 1, 2013, all databases containing HBR will experience a change for 500 of the articles. These articles will become read-only, and will be clearly marked as such. This is curious. Why 500 and what 500? Is this certain years of access or what other criterion? And "read only" apparently means can't download or print. Why the odd restriction? This, of course, raises the larger issue of access changing for anything we think we "have." I know it's the publisher, not the database provider, determining the change. If we've based our print cancellations on electronic access, though, it becomes a game of chance. Lynne Weaver Serials Coordinator Lipscomb Library 434 947-8396 Phone 434 947-8134 Fax lweaver@randolphcollege.edu<mailto:lweaver@randolphcollege.edu> Randolph College Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1891 2500 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 *********************************************** * You are subscribed to the SERIALST listserv (Serials in Libraries discussion forum) * Have questions or need help? 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