Date: Wed 5 November 2003 4:17 AM
From: Lora T. Brueck (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
<lbrueck_at_WPI.EDU>
Subject: Linking to National Academies Press Books Online
When I saw the initial e-mail re. linking to NAP titles, I e-mailed NAP to
see
what their feelings were on this because I have many links to their titles
in
our catalog. Here is the response:
Good afternoon Ms. Brueck,
First of all I would like to thank you for inquiring. I am thinking the
links you're providing are links to the catalog pages already available to
the public through our website. If you could give me an example of a
couple,
I could verify that. If it is what I suspect, it should not be a problem.
These aren't actual PDF files where the entire book can be downloaded. The
individual pages can be printed from a PDF of that single page, but you can
not "download" an entire chapter or book in a single "click". The only
exception would be for the few titles out there that have full PDF's
available for free.
What would probably be a concern to us is if an actual downloadable
PDF file that was purchased was made available to the public or your
university
environment. We do sell the full PDFs with "Terms and Conditions" for use.
There are restrictions to the sharing and use of those files. Below is a
section from our site.
-------------------------------
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.
Lora Brueck
Collections Management Librarian
George C. Gordon Library
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
508/831-6039
lbrueck_at_wpi.edu
--Original message--
> > 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
ork" -
> > 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
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Acquisitions Librarian 325-942-2512/2312
> > Porter Henderson Library 325-942-2198 (FAX)
> > Angelo State University Javad.Maher_at_angelo.edu
> > ASU Station #11013, San Angelo, TX 76909-1013
> > **********************************
> > Employer information listed for identification only.
> > "My views are my own."
>
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