title: The UK's National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative (NESLI)
abstract: In 1998 the UK created the National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative (NESLI) to increase and improve access to electronic journals and to negotiate license agreements on behalf of academic libraries. The use of a model license agreement and the success of site licensing is discussed. Highlights from an interim evaluation by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) are noted and key issues and questions arising from the evaluation are identified
keyphrases: National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative NESLI electronic journals license agreements academic libraries Joint Information Systems Committee JISC usage statistics ICOLC