This message is being posted on several lists. In this exciting but uncertain environment, information providers who need to protect their investments are turning to licenses to define and control the use of their products. As licenses become standard business practice for providing access to and use of electronic information, we must pay attention to both the details and the cumulative effect of these agreements on users, institutions, and the process of scholarly communication. Library and information centre managers are now faced with negotiating terms of use for each electronic resource that satisfy both the information provider and the user. In the realm of license negotiation, one can learn that a clause was missed and we have agreed to restrictions that would be unacceptable in either a print or digital environment.
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The registration fee includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, all breaks, and a reception at the National Library. Further information to be provided. Prepayment is required. The registration fee includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, all breaks, and a reception at the National Library. Attendance will be limited.