[ILL-L] Reasons for No - eBook?

[Forro, Denise]

Speaking of licenses for e-books.  Have any libraries been able to negotiate a license that allows electronic access (such as a timed guest access) to an e-book?    
 
I know that a few publishers will allow you to print, scan and send but I don't see us printing and rescanning a full book for someone. 
 
Just curious.
 
Denise
 

Denise A. Forro, Head 
InterLibrary Services 
Michigan State University Libraries 
100 Library 
East Lansing, MI  48824-1048 

Phone:  517-432-6123, ext. 196 
Fax:      517-432-1446 

E-mail:  forro at mail.lib.msu.edu 

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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Robinson, Arthur 
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:38 AM
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In these cases, I've been e-mailing the library to let them know that the item they requested is an e-book; I give them an OCLC accession number for the print version and suggest that they may want to cancel their request and send another for the hard copy.  Or, if there's no e-mail address, we conditional.  If we reply "No," up to four more libraries will get the request.
 
I assume that most ILL librarians know that it's better to request a hard copy than an e-book, and that requests for e-books are either slips or direct requests from patrons.  Or am I missing something?
 
If a library wants a chapter from an e-book, that's understandable; but as I recall, there's some uncertainty whether that's legal if not specified in the license?
 
Arthur Robinson (GLG)

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Any consensus on the best option to use when rejecting a request for an item only held in eBook form?

 

I have been using "Not licensed to fill" but wonder if another category would be better.

 

Regards,

Aaron G. Prosser
Inter-Library Loan Desk
 <http://www.tfc.edu/library/> Seby Jones Library (ZID)
Toccoa Falls, GA 30598

(706) 886-7299 x5345

 

 

On the Monday after the first Sunday in Lent, before brethren come into the chapter house, the librarian shall have a carpet laid down and all the books got together upon it, except those which the year previous had been assigned for reading. These the brethren are to bring with them, when they come into the chapter house, each his book in his hand. Then the librarian shall read a statement as to the manner in which brethren have had books during the past year. As each brother hears his name pronounced, he is to give back the book which has been entrusted to him for reading; and he whose conscience accuses him of not having read through the book which he had received, is to fall on his face, confess his fault, and entreat forgiveness. The librarian shall then make a fresh distribution of books, namely a different volume to each brother for his reading.

 

-John Boone Trotti, "The Theological Library: In Touch with the Witness," Reformed Review 35 (1982): 160

 

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