Including Library Principles in Licenses Legal Language Without a Legal Degree

Abstract

Libraries should be amending the licenses received from vendors for electronic resources to reflect library principles. The ASERL Eleven list of licensing principles seeks to provide rationale and example language for 11 important library values. These statements and samples of legal language are discussed. This list is just one of many resources that librarians can use to negotiate better and more helpful terms in agreements, and further sources are given.