Can I provide off-prints from electronic journals for student use?
University Library staff have received queries concerning the legality of providing copies of articles for student use from electronic journals as these are not covered by the established CLA guidelines. It is true that since electronic journals are not covered by the CLA Licence, all use made of them outside the normal statutory permissions is governed by the licence we have signed, if any, or by the publisher’s standard terms and conditions. Some of the larger electronic journal deals are negotiated nationally on behalf of the higher education sector by Content Complete Ltd on behalf of JISC. This arrangement is based on the successful two stage National Electronic Site Licence Initiative (NESLI and NESLI2). Wherever possible the final agreement will use the standard model NESLI2 licence, which allows: ‘Authorised Users to incorporate parts of the Licensed Material in printed and electronic course and study packs hosted on a Secure Network in the course of instruction. Each item shal
