Copyright

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The creators of the HAM-TMC Library website have made every effort to secure permission to use the works of others on this page. Any use of others� works on this site is the result of either explicit permission from the copyright owner, a good faith belief (following investigation) that the work is in the public domain, or a fair use for purposes of research and scholarship under copyright laws. See 17 U.S. Code �107. Our goal is to make information and resources available to the community; we have no intent to offend anyone's ownership rights in intellectual property. If you are a copyright claimant with regard to any work on this site, and you object to our use of it, please contact Deborah Halsted , Associate Director, Public Services and Operations or Chris Young, Associate Director, Information Technology. Either will be pleased to confer with you about any concerns you might have.

Copyright Law

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Fair Use

Appropriate Use of Library Licensed Electronic Resources

The HAM-TMC Library subscribes to numerous electronic resources including journals, books and databases. These resources are purchased either by the HAM-TMC Library directly or through consortia license and contract agreements. The consortia include The University of Texas System Digital Library, the Texas Health Science Libraries Consortium and the South Central Academic Medical Library consortium. Each license and contract, whether purchased individually or as a group, contains strict guidelines on the use of the resources. For most, it is a violation of the license for anyone to print for resale any of the electronic resources. Examples from existing contracts state:

• Elsevier ScienceDirect Collections Agreement Schedule 1.2 General Terms and Conditions state none of the Licensed Products may be used (directly or indirectly) for any of the following purposes: substantial or systematic reproduction; re-distribution, re-selling, or sub-licensing in any manner including in connection with fee-for-service use.
  
• Nature Online Academic License Agreement Schedule Section 3.a Usage Restrictions do not permit licensees to sell, distribute, license, rent or otherwise exploit the licensed material, or any element of it, for any commercial purpose.
  
• ISI Databases Internet License Agreement Section 3 Authorized Use of the Database states users may not publish or otherwise disseminate search results for commercial use or sale.
  
• Blackwell Publishing Site License Agreement Section 4.5.1 under Prohibited Uses states the publisher's explicit written permission must be obtained in order to use the whole or any part of the licensed material for any commercial use.
  
• Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Inc. License Agreement Prohibited Use section (6.2.1) states the publisher's explicit written permission must be obtained in order to use all or any part of the licensed materials for any commercial use.

Any client found using HAM-TMC Library electronic resources for resale purposes will be informed that such activity is prohibited. The client will be asked to leave the Library and may possibly bebanned from using the facility in the future.

Electronic Resources Use Statistics

• The Library cannot provide usage statistics for those institutions whose mode of entry is strictly via remote access account.
  
• The Library can provide only incomplete statisticss for users whose on-campus access mode is via IP recognition.
  
• Publishers can provide only incomplete statistics under the current modes of authentication available to us.

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