Library Procurement Process Improvements Task Force Survey

Survey

We are asking for additional feedback from our colleagues through participation in a short 10 minute survey. The input from the survey will help identify areas of high-priority as we continue to review the AALL Principles for Licensing Electronic Resources and create a checklist based off these principles to serve as additional guidance in the library procurement process.

This task force was appointed by AALL President Darcy Kirk to address the library procurement process and is one outcome of the Vendor Colloquium Action Plan.

Please complete the short survey before it closes on March 19, 2012.

Task Force co-chairs,
Katherine Lowry (klowry@bakerlaw.com)
Tracy Thompson-Przylucki (tracy.thompson@nellco.org)

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* 1. What type of organization do you represent?

Academic Law Library

Government Law Library

Private Law Library

Other

Please Specify "Other":

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* 2. On average, how much time do you spend reviewing and negotiating license agreements in a typical year?

None

10% or less

11%-25%

26%-50%

51%-75%

76%-100%

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* 3. What percentage, if any, of your license agreements are negotiated by a consortium on your behalf?

None

10% or less

11%-25%

26%-50%

51%-75%

76%-100%

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* 4. What percent of your materials budget is spent on electronic resources, including online research platforms like Westlaw and Lexis?

None

10% or less

11%-25%

26%-50%

51%-75%

76%-100%

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* 5. Has your organization purchased, rather than licensed, electronic research databases?

Yes

Not Sure

If yes, from which vendors?

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* 6. Has your library adopted a standard license agreement?

Yes

Not Sure

If you answered "Yes" to Question # 6, and you are willing to share the standard license agreement, please email a copy to klowry@bakerlaw.com.

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* 7. Do you use a checklist in your license negotiations?

Yes

Not Sure

If you answered "Yes" to Question #7, and you are willing to share the stardard checklist, please email a copy to klowry@bakerlaw.com.

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* 8. How important are the following issues to you?

	Very Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important	N/A
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)	Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Very Important	Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Important	Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Somewhat Important	Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Not Important	Interlibrary Loan (ILL) N/A
Automatic renewals	Automatic renewals Very Important	Automatic renewals Important	Automatic renewals Somewhat Important	Automatic renewals Not Important	Automatic renewals N/A
Nondisclosure clause	Nondisclosure clause Very Important	Nondisclosure clause Important	Nondisclosure clause Somewhat Important	Nondisclosure clause Not Important	Nondisclosure clause N/A
Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract	Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract Very Important	Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract Important	Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract Somewhat Important	Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract Not Important	Incorporation by reference of terms outside the contract N/A
Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.)	Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.) Very Important	Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.) Important	Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.) Somewhat Important	Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.) Not Important	Mobile access (smart phones, iPads, etc.) N/A
Fair use	Fair use Very Important	Fair use Important	Fair use Somewhat Important	Fair use Not Important	Fair use N/A
Escape clause	Escape clause Very Important	Escape clause Important	Escape clause Somewhat Important	Escape clause Not Important	Escape clause N/A

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* 9. If you would be willing to discuss more at length with a representative of the AALL Taskforce, please provide your name and email address.

Thank you for taking the time to help us create an instrument that will be valuable to the entire profession.

100% of survey complete.