The UK's National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative (NESLI)

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 li braries. The use of a model license agreement and the success of site li censing is discussed. Highlight...

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Published in:Journal of library administration 2001-12, Vol.35 (1-2), p.181-186
Main Author: Woodward, Hazel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Acquisitions
Consortia
Electronic periodicals
eresources
ICOLC
JISC
Licensing
NESLI
site licensing
usage statistics
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Summary: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 li braries. The use of a model license agreement and the success of site li censing 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.
ISSN:0193-0826
1540-3564
DOI:10.1300/J111v35n01_12