ERL and the CLA

Under the CLA Trial Licence we are allowed to scan and offer for online use anything that has a UK publisher and that we own a copy of (with some exceptions). This means that we must not withdraw those copies. In order to be sure we continue to hold copies of scanned material we will be identifying one copy of the title on the catalogue by changing its item type to CLA and by putting a sticker in that copy.

We will put the sticker in the reference copy of anyone title. Where there is not a reference copy we will make a copy reference and where thjere is only one copy we will advise the purchase of a new copy to facilitate a reference copy for the sticker and item type.

This will affect any title where a chapter or article is scanned and made available by ERL. To date this has been very few items but as we move away from a print restricted loan collection it will involve more and more titles. For futre addition this consideration will be addressed at the time of requesting and ordering.

Meanwhile, LoisLane and The Allottment Plotter have identified those items that are affected by this legal requirement already and are changing item types and putting in stickers. For the most part these and health titles but you may come across one and wonder what it is.

This procedure is a requirement of the CLA TRial Licence and may not last forever .... Watch this space.