E-Resource Access Rules:

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:

• Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions.
• Forwarding electronic versions of articles or the use of electronic articles for commercial purposes.
• Strictly prohibited to download entire journal issue or databases or an entire e-book.

Why should we not do the above things?

• 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.
• 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.
• Under the terms of use it neither permits forwarding electronic versions of articles nor the use of electronic articles for commercial purposes.
• 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.
• There have been instances where publishers have withdrawn access to their online resources to the entire Institute.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.