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- Referred to higher education
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Relates to the access and use of electronic materials acquired by certain libraries
In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor William T. Stachowski
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BILL NUMBER:A9897
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to access and use of electronic materials acquired by certain libraries
Purpose or general idea of bill
To ensure that the State University of New York and City University of New York libraries retain ownership of electronic texts they purchase, that the text formats purchased or licensed support scholarly and educational use, and to remove barriers to resource sharing and distribution networks between libraries,
Summary of specific provisions
Amends the education law in relation to the access and use of electronic materials acquired by libraries of public institutions of higher education to require that electronic mate- rials purchased by these institutions can be made available to other libraries through interlibrary loan networks and that access to these materials is not restricted more than by copyright laws.
Justification
In their current state E-books present a paradox of portability. While their reduced bulk and electronic formats would make them appear more portable, within a university library system they are more limited in this regard than paper books. Academic libraries cannot share e-books through interlibrary loan networks because of limitations included in their licensing and purchasing agreements with publishers and restrictive file formats. To ensure that libraries can retain owner- ship and share electronic texts in the same ways they do with paper- based texts, this bill prohibits SUNY and CUNY library systems from accepting such restrictions in purchasing agreements.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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