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Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan:
Yes
Licence Agreement Clause:
The Subscriber and individual users affiliated with the Subscriber may make digital or hard copies of the individual articles contained within the DL, as long as such copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and all such copies bear the ACM copyright notice. The Subscriber's Authorized Users may download and print articles for personal use and archive contents on their own personal computers. Facsimile images that are exact representations of the print pages or of printouts from the electronic database may be provided for interlibrary loan under CONTU guidelines and distributed in paper, fax, or digital form. Libraries may include copies of DL digital content in local electronic course reserve systems limited to use of Authorized Users of current classes. [11]
Perpetual Access
Perpetual Access:
Yes
Licence Agreement Clause:
Upon termination of this Agreement, and upon written request from the Authorised Institution, the Publisher will provide the Authorised Institution and their Authorised Users with access to the full text of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for during the term of this Agreement either through the ACM DL platform (http.//dl.acm.org), Portico, CLOCKSS or other means mutually agreed upon by the Publisher and the Subscriber. Authorized Institutions requesting Post-Cancellation Access (PCA) services agree to provide the Publisher with a complete list of current IP Addresses registered for its institution at the time subscription access is terminated and PCA services are activated. AII IP information provided will remain valid for the duration of the Authorised Institution's post-cancellation access, and no further changes or updates to this information will be made by the Publisher. The full text of the electronic files may not be resold at any time; this remains in effect in perpetuity. Authorised Institutions will be required to sign a separate Post-Cancellation License Agreement with the Publisher. Continuing post cancellation access is subject to the terms and conditions of use of this License. [15]
Walk-in users
Walk-in Users:
Yes
Licence Agreement Clause:
ACM grants to the Subscriber the non-exclusive rights to search, browse, view, and download the content in the DL. All downloading and printing by Authorized Users will be for the Subscriber's use only, unless approved by ACM in writing. Remote access to the DL by members of the general public is not permitted. Authorized Users may access and use the DL from the premises of the Member Institution, or remotely via secure authentication, to download, print, and copy items from the DL for their use in connection with classroom instruction and related educational purposes, but may not redistribute or make available access to the DL for any commercial purposes. [2]
Confidentiality
Confidentiality clause:
Not specified in Licence
Fair dealing
Fair Dealing:
Yes
Licence Agreement Clause:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, nothing shall in any way restrict or limit the ability of Member Institutions, Authorized Users or Walk-in Users to engage in or conduct any activity that is otherwise permitted under Canadian copyright laws, including without limitation pursuant to any fair dealing exceptions. [2]
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