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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We have made significant progress during 2012-2013 in negotiating the usage rights and business terms for university press ebook content that meet the license specifications established by the ARL Licensing Initiative. We have had successful negotiations with Project MUSE, Oxford University Press, and De Gruyter, and we expect those offers to continue in 2014. Throughout this time we have been in intermittent conversation with JSTOR representatives regarding a potential ebook offer that meets ARL’s license requirements, but so far we have not arrived at a satisfactory conclusion in our talks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> We have identified 4 major issues with license terms that cover the university press ebook content at JSTOR to date.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>No ILL rights for JSTOR ebook content<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>No option for loading content on local or third-party servers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>No provision for content file delivery if a library ceases to have an ongoing relationship with JSTOR<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>No indemnification of the libraries by JSTOR or the participating presses<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We will continue our endeavors to negotiate a license for JSTOR ebook content that meets ARL license requirements, and will keep you informed of any progress that we make as we focus on 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Celeste<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Celeste Feather<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Senior Licensing Program Account Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>LYRASIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:celeste.feather@lyrasis.org"><span style='color:blue'>celeste.feather@lyrasis.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>800-999-8558 ext. 2954 (Toll-free)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>678-235-2954 (Direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>404-550-6459 (Cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>celeste.feather (Skype)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.lyrasis.org/"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=140 height=46 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CE66A9.C8AC14F0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CE1341.AA604180"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lyrasis/148102075244"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE66A9.C8AC14F0" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01CE1341.AA604180"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/lyrasis"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=23 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE66A9.C8AC14F0" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01CE1341.AA604180"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>