BioOne

Description: 

BioOne is an online full-text database of journals and books in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. It includes 167 journals published by 126 scientific societies, museums, and independent presses. Nearly half of the titles in the collection are exclusive to BioOne. MERLIN subscribes to the BioOne.1 collection only, though some campuses may individually subscribe to BioOne Complete.

Authorized Users: 
Authorized Users - Current members of the faculty and other staff of Members (whether on permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis) and individuals who are currently studying at a Member’s institution, who are permitted to access the Secure Network from within the Library Premises or from such other places where authorized Users work or study (including but not limited to offices and homes, halls of residence, and student dormitories) and who have been issued a password or other authentication by a Member, together with other persons who are permitted to use a Member’s library or information service and permitted to access the Secure Network but only from library workstations within the Member’s Library Premises.
Walk-ins License: 
Authorized Users - Current members of the faculty and other staff of Members (whether on permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis) and individuals who are currently studying at a Member’s institution, who are permitted to access the Secure Network from within the Library Premises or from such other places where authorized Users work or study (including but not limited to offices and homes, halls of residence, and student dormitories) and who have been issued a password or other authentication by a Member, together with other persons who are permitted to use a Member’s library or information service and permitted to access the Secure Network but only from library workstations within the Member’s Library Premises.
Remote Use License: 
Authorized Users - Current members of the faculty and other staff of Members (whether on permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis) and individuals who are currently studying at a Member’s institution, who are permitted to access the Secure Network from within the Library Premises or from such other places where authorized Users work or study (including but not limited to offices and homes, halls of residence, and student dormitories) and who have been issued a password or other authentication by a Member, together with other persons who are permitted to use a Member’s library or information service and permitted to access the Secure Network but only from library workstations within the Member’s Library Premises.
InterLibrary Loan License: 
Members may, subject to section 4 below, may:3.2.1 Supply to an Authorized User or another library a copy of an individual document being part of the Licensed Materials by post, fax, or electronic transmission via the Internet or otherwise, for the purposes of research or private study by not for Commercial Use.
Electronic Reserves License: 
Definition: Electronic copies of materials (e.g. book chapters, journal articles) stored on a Secure Network by the consortium or by a Member for use only by students enrolled in specific courses of instruction offered by a Member to its students.3.2.2 Incorporate parts of the Licensed Materials in printed Course Packs and Electronic Reserve collections and in Virtual Learning Environments for the use of Authorized Users in the course of instruction at a Member’s institution, but not for Commercial Use. Each item will carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work, and the publisher. Copies of such items shall be deleted by the Member when they are no longer used for such purpose. Course Packs in non-electronic, non-print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille, may also be offered to Authorized Users who, in the reasonable opinion of the Member, are visually impaired.
Coursepacks License: 
Definition: A collection or compilation of printed materials (e.g. book chapters, journal articles) assembled by staff members of a Member for use only by students enrolled in a class for the purposes of instruction.3.2.2 Incorporate parts of the Licensed Materials in printed Course Packs and Electronic Reserve collections and in Virtual Learning Environments for the use of Authorized Users in the course of instruction at a Member’s institution, but not for Commercial Use. Each item will carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work, and the publisher. Copies of such items shall be deleted by the Member when they are no longer used for such purpose. Course Packs in non-electronic, non-print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille, may also be offered to Authorized Users who, in the reasonable opinion of the Member, are visually impaired.
Archiving of Journals License: 
The Consortium, subject to section 4 below, may: 3.1.1 Make such back-up copies of the Licensed Materials as are reasonably necessary for backup or archival purposes, or as required to exercise the Consortium’s rights under section 2.4 of this License.
Allowed Use: 
3.1 The Consortium, subject to section 4 below, may:3.1.1 Make such back-up copies of the Licensed Materials as are reasonably necessary for backup or archival purposes, or as required to exercise the Consortium’s rights under section 2.4 of this License.3.1.2 Make such temporary electronic copies by means of caching of all or part of the Licensed Materials as are necessary solely to ensure efficient use by Members and by Authorized Users, such copies to be deleted at the conclusion of the Subscription Period, and not to make available to Authorized users duplicate copies of the Licensed Materials.3.1.3 Allow Authorized Users to have access to the Licensed Materials from the Server via the Secure Network.3.1.4 Provide Authorized Users with integrated access and integrated author, article title, abstract, and keyword index to the Licensed Materials and all other similar material licensed from other publishers.3.1.5 Display, download, or print the Licensed Materials for the purpose of internal marketing or testing, or for training Authorized Users or groups of Authorized Users.3.2 Members may, subject to section 4 below, may:3.2.1 Supply to an Authorized User or another library a copy of an individual document being part of the Licensed Materials by post, fax, or electronic transmission via the Internet or otherwise, for the purposes of research or private study by not for Commercial Use.3.2.2 Incorporate parts of the Licensed Materials in printed Course Packs and Electronic Reserve collections and in Virtual Learning Environments for the use of Authorized Users in the course of instruction at a Member’s institution, but not for Commercial Use. Each item will carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work, and the publisher. Copies of such items shall be deleted by the Member when they are no longer used for such purpose. Course Packs in non-electronic, non-print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille, may also be offered to Authorized Users who, in the reasonable opinion of the Member, are visually impaired.3.3 Authorized User, subject to section 4 below, may:3.3.1 Search, view, retrieve, and display the Licensed Materials.3.3.2 Print a copy or download and save individual articles or items of the Licensed Materials for personal use.3.3.3. Use individual parts of of the Licensed Materials within Learning Objects for Members’ teaching, learning, or training purposes.3.3.4 Use Text Mining technologies to derive information from the Licensed Materials.3.3.5 Distribute a copy of individual articles or items of the Licensed Materials in print or electronic form to other Authorized Users or to other individual scholars collaborating with Authorized Users but only for the purposes of research and private study. For the avoidance of doubt, this sub-section will include the distribution of a copy for teaching purposes to each individual student Authorized User in a class at a Member’s institution.3.4 Nothing in this License shall in any way exclude, modify, or affect any of the Consortium’s or any member’s rights under the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 as amended subsequently.
Prohibited Use: 
4. Prohibited Uses4.1. Neither the Consortium nor any Member nor Authorized Users may:4.1.1. Remove or alter the authors’ names or copyright notices or other means of identification or disclaimers as they appear in the Licensed Materials.4.1.2 Systematically make print or electronic copies of multiple extracts, or make multiple copies of any part of the Licensed Materials for any purpose other than expressly permitted by this License.4.1.3. Prepare derivative works or download, mount, or distribute any part of the Licensed Materials on any electronic system or network, including without limitation the Internet and World Wide Web, other than the Secure Network, except where expressly permitted by this License under sections 3.3.5. and 3.3.6.4.2 BioOne’s explicit written permission must be obtained in order to:4.2.1 Use all or any part of the Licensed Materials for any Commercial Use.4.2.2 Systematically distribute the whole or any part of the Licensed materials to anyone other than Authorized Users, other than as permitted in this License.4.2.3 Publish, distribute, or make available the Licensed Materials, works based on the Licensed Materials or works which combine them with any other material, other than as permitted in this License.4.2.4 Alter, abridge, adapt or modify the Licensed Materials, except to the extent necessary to make them perceptible to Authorized Users or as otherwise permitted in this License. For the avoidance of doubt, no alteration of the words or their order is permitted.
Simultaneous Users: 
unlimited
Participating Campuses: 
MERLIN Saint Louis University
Multi Year: 
No
Date Start: 
01/01
Date End: 
12/31