Restrictions on access and downloading of licensed e-Resources
The e-Resources are licensed for the non-profit educational use of the
Institute. Copyright law governs use of these e-Resources.
Doing the following things are strictly prohibited:
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Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions.
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Forwarding electronic versions of articles or the use of electronic articles
for commercial purposes.
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Strictly prohibited to download entire
journal issue or databases or an entire e-book.
Why should we not do the above things?
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Improper use can result in denial of access for the whole Institute to all
electronic journals from a given publisher. Access to e-Resources is based on
license agreements with publishers.
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Library users are permitted to make digital copies of individual documents,
that is, to download an individual document temporarily to their own hard disc
for non-commercial purposes only.
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Under the terms of use it neither permits forwarding electronic versions of
articles nor the use of electronic articles for commercial purposes.
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Publishers keep track of patterns of use and where the publishers suspect
misuse in the form of systematic downloading (eg. more than one article from an
issue, continuous downloading from a particular journal etc.) they will cut off
access requiring Library to investigate and take action on those who have
misused the e-Resources.
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There have been instances where publishers have withdrawn access to their
online resources to the entire Institute. This prevents access by the majority
of responsible users to information needed for their research and learning. It
becomes obligatory on the library’s part to investigate such misuses and report
the same to the publishers.
Takes longer time to get the access restored and convince the publisher that
re-occurrence of such misuses will be stopped.
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