Licensing module overview

The Licensing module is where you can store and access digital copies of current and expired license agreements. By using the Licensing module, you can make electronic resource license agreements accessible to library staff in one place. Additionally, you can use expressions to keep a record of those license clauses that you determine are of particular importance. You can add notes and controlled vocabulary terms (called qualifiers) to each expression with additional information about each clause in order to make it easier for other users to understand the extent of the license and its limitations. The Licensing module also includes a related feature called the Terms Tool An add-on to the BLUEcloud eRM Licensing module, the Terms Tool allows key stakeholders, such as interlibrary loan staff, to view the license terms without needing direct access to BLUEcloud eRM Licensing. Typically, in order to use the Terms Tool, you must configure the URL link to the Terms Tool page in your library's resource discovery system or link resolver menu. The URL link to the Terms Tool page includes a parameter for the ISBN or ISSN of a resource. The Terms Tool uses the ISBN or ISSN to query the library's link resolver and subsequently retrieve a list of available packages that contain the electronic resource. In turn, the Terms Tool matches the list of packages to the license records in BLUEcloud eRM Licensing before displaying the corresponding license terms for each available package.. Using the Terms Tool, you can display electronic resource license terms publicly at the point of access, for example, by integrating the Terms Tool with your library's resource discovery system or OpenURL link resolver.

To better acquaint yourself with the Licensing module interface, please see the Licensing interface overview. For more details about individual license records, see License records.