OCEAN is excited to share information about an upcoming webinar about a new book co-authored by board member Sandra Enimil and published by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) called e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Licensing Guidebook for Libraries. It is a practical tool to empower librarians, archivists and others who license electronic resources (e-resources) for research purposes. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, ARL is hosting the webinar with the authors to talk about the book (with time for Q&A). You are all invited to join the webinar to discuss and celebrate the book! Please use this link to register.
The guidebook includes easily digestible legal explanations and pragmatic strategies for preserving rights that users already have under US copyright law, particularly in the face of restrictive license terms that would otherwise constrain or eliminate those rights. For each term of an e-resource license agreement, the book explores: essentials of the law, desired results, desired language, tricks and traps, and overall importance and risk. Additional sections and tools will be added over time to reflect changes in best practices, business models, and laws and regulations.