ACQNET: Linking to National Academies Press Books Online

From: Eleanor Cook <cookei_at_appstate.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:43:08 -0400 To: acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:17:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Javad Maher (Angelo State U.) <Javad.Maher_at_angelo.edu>
Subject: Linking to National Academies Press Books Online

Greetings!

I have a question about the legality (or ethics) of linking free
National
Academies Press books from the library catalog.

At their website ( www.nap.edu ) they state "Read more than 2,500 books
online free!" However, how many of you are currently linking to these
titles, and what kind of legal and/or ethical implications are there,
particularly for creating a catalog record and linking to NAP items? I
do
note the following information from their website:

Copyright Issues
May I share my PDF with others? No. All of the content on the Web site
is
copyrighted. You may print single copies in PDF format of the online
publications solely for your personal noncommercial use. Substantial or
systematic reproduction is not permitted. Distributing or posting the
PDF
files is strictly prohibited without written permission of the NAP. Each

page of the PDF carries the copyright statement and a tracking number
that
is specific to each downloaded PDF file. Please see Terms of Use for the

National Academies Press Electronic Publications.

So what about an "Institution" linking to the works, although it isn't
actually reproducing the material? Is it distributing, or merely
facilitating access? And what is the definition of a "derivative work" -

would an OCLC catalog record be considered such? Finally, I do note that

there are over 50 records in OCLC pointing to materials at this site,
although I do not know the breakdown of records for "free" materials
versus "fee" materials.

Thanks!

Javad Maher
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