Additional authorised user licensing initiative

Learn more about extending access through the Additional Authorised User Initiative by downloading our powerpoint presentation.

To meet the wider access requirements generated by new user groups, we have provided a new framework for negotiating and licensing online resources. This will enable institutions and the publishers who supply them to manage this extended access in an orderly and legally robust manner.

Where publishers have agreed to participate in the Initiative, institutions can find the Additional Authorised User Licence in the Agreements tab in the Catalogue page for that resource.

Key to Definitions

• the "Revised Definiton of 'Authorised User' in the current Model Licence" to include the following:
  • Teachers of Authorised Users: Teachers of an institution's students who are not employed by the institution
  • Retired Members of Staff: Retired members of staff of a subscribing institution
• " Additional Authorised User Licence - Educational Purposes": means that the use of this licence will provide the framework for institutions to pay for an upgrade to the Model Licence to cover defined user groups, studying and teaching in Partner Organisations within the UK and overseas
• " Additional Authorised User Licence - Commercial Purposes": means that the use of this licence will provide the framework for institutions to pay for an upgrade to the Model Licence to allow access for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), funded or affiliated to an institution for the purpose of commercial research and development