Comment: This language requires a reasonable commitment from the library to discourage license violations, but also doesn't ascribe user violations to the library. Library staff should, of course, encourage license compliance, but they cannot police every use of the database.
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Comment: The contract should specify that you are to be informed of new terms and conditions in writing. You don't want new terms conveyed merely via e-mail or a notice on the vendor's Web site. It is too easy for e-mail to get caught in a spam filter, and you shouldn't have to monitor the vendor's Web site for changes. Certified mail is probably overkill, but a paper notice in the mail isn't too much to expect. For planning and budget purposes, you may want sixty or even ninety days' notice.
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Comment: The cup is more than half full. It is great that the vendor offers perpetual access to the materials you subscribed to during the term of the license, even if the license is not renewed. You may want to see the format in which the materials can be accessed in the event the vendor takes the content off the Web.
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