The British Library, the national library of the UK, has signed an agreement with publishers Elsevier and Taylor and Francis for document delivery outside the UK to non-commercial researchers. The agreement governs the supply of copies of articles from the British Library's Document Supply Service to non-commercial end users via not-for-profit libraries outside the UK.
Any articles to be supplied under this new service are solely for an end-user's own private study or non-commercial research purposes. The terms of the licence are distinct from the Library's successful service for the supply of articles for commercial purposes, and shall require end-users and not-for-profit libraries to ensure that the differentiation between commercial and non-commercial use of articles is actively monitored and differentiated.
The framework agreement signed by the publishers has the backing of three of the relevant trade associations, International STM, Publishers Association and ALPSP. All three have recommended that the member publishers participate in the framework agreement.
The British Library's Overseas Library Privilege Service will be phased out from the start of 2012. The library will contact all existing licensors of STM content it currently has a direct digital agreement with and who are yet to sign the framework licence agreement. It will also contact all non-UK, non-commercial libraries currently registered to discuss eligibility for the new service and how to proceed.
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