Julie -

Do you happen to know if the Dean has been granted signatory rights on
behalf of the University?    Most licenses legally bind the institution,
not the library.

Trisha Davis
Ohio State University Libraries

At 05:00 PM 3/31/2005, you wrote:
>I negotiate and sign license agreements with authority designated to me
>by the Dean. We're a Master's Level I institution with @13,000 students.
>
>Julie
>
>Julie C. Blake
>Collection Management Coordinator and Asst. Professor
>LR&TS, St. Cloud State University
>320-308-4756
>jcblake@stcloudstate.edu
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Jack Fitzpatrick
> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:41 AM
> > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> > Subject: [SERIALST] Who signs your license agreements? an
> > informal survey
> >
> > [please excuse duplication - sent to Serialst and to ERIL]
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > We are a medium-sized research library, and would like to
> > hear from other libraries of our size regarding the signing
> > of database, aggregator and e-journal package license
> > agreements. Are your license agreements negotiated and signed
> > by library personnel or is this handled by your university
> > attorneys or university-retained law offices?
> >
> > Please reply to me directly and I will summarize to the list(s).
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jack D. Fitzpatrick
> > fitzpjd@auburn.edu
> > Cataloging Dept.
> > Auburn University Libraries
> >

Trisha L. Davis
Associate Professor
Head, Serials & Electronic Resources Dept.
The Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall 404N
Columbus, OH 43210-1286
Phone:   614  292-6314
Fax:        614  292-2015