The International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM) and the British Library have agreed a framework licence agreement to be entered into directly between individual publishers and the British Library. 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. The UK Publishers Association joins with STM in recommending the framework licence agreement to its members.
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 existing service for the supply of articles for commercial purposes. They shall require end-users and not-for-profit libraries to ensure that the differentiation between commercial and non-commercial use is actively monitored and differentiated. The framework licence agreement will start from January 1, 2012.
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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