Oxford University Press Life Sciences Journals

Description: 

Oxford University Press Life Sciences Journals is a customized collection of 22 journals published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The collection spans a variety of disciplines in the life sciences. Coverage dates from 1996 to present. The customized collection of journals include: Annals of Botany; Behavioral Ecology; Bioinformatics; Carcinogenesis; Cerebral Cortex; Chemical Senses; Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research; Glycobiology; Human Molecular Genetics; International Immunology; Journal of Biochemistry; Journal of Electron Microscopy; Journal of Experimental Botany; Journal of Heredity; Journal of Molluscan Studies; Journal of Petrology; Journal of Plankton Research; Molecular Biology and Evolution; Mutagenesis; Plant and Cell Physiology; Protein Engineering, Design, and Selection; and Toxicological Sciences.

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Proxy Server License: 
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Remote Use License: 
“Secure Network” shall mean a network (whether a stand alone network or a virtual network within the Internet) which is only accessible to Authorised Users. A cache server or any server or network which can be accessed by unauthorised users is not a Secure Network.
InterLibrary Loan License: 
2.3 Where the Licensee is an academic library or part of a non-commercial organisation, then notwithstanding any restriction in clause 2.2, the Licensor hereby grants the Licensee the non-exclusive right to supply (whether by post, fax, or secure electronic transmission, using Ariel or its equivalent, whereby the electronic file is deleted after printing) to an authorised user of another academic library in the same country as the Licensee or library which is part of a non-commercial organisation in the same country as the Licensee, for the purposes of research or private study and not for commercial use, a single paper copy of an electronic original of an individual document from a journal included in the Licensed Works. The Licensor may request reports in respect of the Licensee’s use of the Licensed Works in such inter-library loans, provided the confidentiality of user data shall be maintained. If the Licensee is located in the United States of America, the Licensee agrees to fulfil such requests in compliance with Section 108 of the United State Copyright Law (17 USC paragraph 108, “Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction by libraries and archives”) and with guidelines developed by the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Workds (CONTU Guidelines) from time to time, the text of which is available as part of the US Copyright Office Circular 21.
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Archiving of Journals License: 
2.4 Subject to Clause 2.5, and notwithstanding the expiry of the Subscription Period, the Licenses shall be entitled to continuing access to those Licensed Works that were published for the first time during the Subscription Period on the same terms as this Licence, provided that the Licensee shall pay any relevant hosting fees.2.5 If the Licensor ceases to hold the publication rights of any of the Licensed Works, and is no longe rable to provide the access described in 2.4, the Licensor shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that continuing access is provided either:2.5.1 by the new publisher of the relevant Licensed Work; or2.5.2 through Portico, CLOCKSS, or a similar 3rd party archive and in such case the Licensor shall provide all relevant details of the Licenses to the 3rd party in order to enable access to the 3rd party archive by the Licensee. Such access will be subject to Licensee fulfilling the 3rd party’s terms and condition for access; or2.2.3 by providing the Licensee with an electronic copy of the relevant Licensed Works for the purpose of local hosting by the Licensee.
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2.1 Licensor grants the Licensee the non-exclusive and non-transferable right for the Subscription Period in respect of each Site to allow Authorised Users for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study to: 2.1.1. access the Server by means of a Secure Network in order to search the Licensed Works and to view, retrieve, and display portions thereof; 2.1.2. save and print out single copies of portions of the Licensed Works;2.1.3 incorporate links to the Licensed Works in electronic course packs and course management systems for use in connection with courses offered by the Licensee for academic credit provided that no person other than an Authorised User may use such links;2.1.4 transmit links to single journal articles to other Authorised Users; and2.1.5 provide print or electronic copies of all or any part of the Licensed Works to national or international regulatory authorities for the purposes of, or in anticipation of, regulatory approval and/or trademark applications or other regulatory purposes in respect of the Licensee’s products or services.
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2.2 For the avoidance of doubt the Licensee and Authorised Users may not:2.2.1 remove or alter Licensor’s copyright notices or other means of identification or disclaimers as they appear in the Licensed Works;2.2.2. systematically make multiple printed or electronic copies of portions of the Licensed Works for any purpose;2.2.3 display or distribute any part of the Licensed Works on any electronic network, including without limitation, the Internet and World Wide Web, other than the Secure Network;2.2.4 permit anyone other than Authorised Users to access or use the Licensed Works, and2.2.5 use all or any part of the Licensed Works for any Commercial User.
Simultaneous Users: 
unlimited
Participating Campuses: 
MERLIN
Multi Year: 
No
Date Start: 
01/01
Date End: 
12/31