In Case of Emergency: Implementing Disaster Clauses in Publisher Contracts

IF THE LIBRARY IS GONE…THEN WHAT?

Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

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Fishing boat swept ashore just outside of Concepcion

Cars flipped on Vespucio Norte Express highway in Santiago

Walls and aisles of pharmacy in Santiago after earthquake

8.8 on the Richter Scale 2M People Displaced Woman waiting for assistance in Talca

Wiley Press Release > Sent: Thursday, April 22, :00 PM > To: > Subject: Wiley to Provide Emergency Access to Scholarly Content after a > Natural Disaster HOBOKEN, NJ, April 22, Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced today that they have approved a Natural Disaster Access Clause that will extend licensed electronic content to emergency workers, students, faculty, and academic institutions affected by a local, national, or global natural disaster. The first license to include this clause is the Wiley Online Consortium License with the University of Texas System and Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center

Does EAI provide what the Chilean researchers need?

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Which universities need assistance? What kind of damage did they sustain? Do they have Internet and access? How did publisher want us to authenticate? Details

“Our region was one of the most devastated by the recent earthquake that happened in our country. It would be very useful for our users to have access to that information.” Alejandra Zamora, Health Sciences Librarian, Universidad de Talca

Front entrance to library

Stairwell to 2 nd and 3 rd floors

2 nd Floor west wing study area

2nd floor west wing study area.

Reference and Electronics

Graduate Hall – 3 rd floor

Postgraduate conference room – 3 rd floor

3rd floor -- west wing

2 nd floor—east wing

“We are now working in another building of smaller dimensions, in fact much material was lost and most of the books, journals and thesis papers are in containers, it does not fit in the building that we are appointed.” Alejandra Zamora, Health Sciences Librarian, U de Talca

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HAM-TMC Library Disaster Clause In the event of a major disaster (local, regional, national, or international), (fill in name of Vendor) will provide open access to their resources for a minimum of 90 days to allow unaffiliated health professionals access to Library resources necessary to meet the demands of the affected population and healthcare industry needs. Vendor will also allow previously unidentified IP addresses that are provided by Library personnel access to said resources under this clause.

Wiley’s version

Lessons Learned Written disaster clauses essential May require additional legal documents Identify initial contact Get details on need up front Library decides authentication method Interpreter: In-house librarian, user liaison, or Google Translate

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Joanne Romano, MLS Licensing and Serials Librarian HAM-TMC Library THANK YOU