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Vendors' copyright terms of use

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Vendors' copyright terms of use

ACM Digital Portal

  1. Can I link from Moodle to the Database? 
    Yes you can put a URL link to the Database on Moodle to allow students to access the content.
  2. Can I make multiple print copies of content within this database such as journal articles or images? 
    Yes 
  3. Can I put a digital copy of content within this database on Moodle or other course related system requiring student login?
    Yes 
  4. Inter-library loan permitted?
    Yes 
  5. Can I use genAI with this database?
    There is no express prohibition. Some uses may be expressly permitted within Clause IV, sub-clause 6 below

Sources

https://libraries-acm-org.libproxy.unitec.ac.nz/digital-library/policies#h-authorized-uses-for-institutional-dl-subscribers--consortium-members

and 2024-25 License Agreement:

Clause IV: Read access terms

Sub-Clause 6: 

Computational Access. Authorized Users may use the Licensed Materials to perform and engage in text and/or data mining activities for academic research, scholarship, and other educational purposes and may utilize and share the results of text and/or data mining (“TDM output”) with research collaborators, and in their scholarly work and make the results available for use by others, so long as the purpose is not to create a product for use by third parties that would substitute for the Licensed Materials.  Authorized users may include TDM Output as part of original works of scholarship, e.g. articles that describe, analyze, and interpret research, presentations at academic conferences, and inclusion in an academic thesis.

ACM will cooperate with University and Authorized Users as reasonably necessary in making the Licensed Materials available in a manner and form most useful to the Authorized Users for computational access.  ACM shall provide this access without any additional fees.  The University and Authorized Users shall be able to conduct TDM by An API provided by Vendor or a mutually agreed third-party provider. 

In all cases where Licensed Materials offers both HTML/XML and PDF versions of the Licensed Materials, both versions shall be accessible for TDM. 

The Licensed Materials provided for TDM shall be provided in such a manner as to be useful to Authorized Users.  For example, there will be no rate or volume limits placed on TDM by ACM unless there has been evidence of disruption of ACM’s normal services, and any such limits shall be communicated to the University in advance of taking effect.  

Uses of TDM Output:  It is mutually understood that Licensed Materials and “TDM Output” (the result of any Text and Data Mining activity or operation, capable of fixation, reproduction and/or communication in any form) provided or generated under this Agreement may be retained by Authorized Users throughout the full lifecycle of the TDM project, including for publication, and as necessary for replication and validation of research results
 

Sub-Clause 9. Inter-Library Loans. Facsimile images that are exact representations of the print pages or of printouts from the electronic database may be provided for interlibrary loan in accordance with Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Requests may be fulfilled using electronic, paper, or intermediated means and distributed in paper, fax, or digital form.

Sub-Clause 10. Course Reserves. Libraries may include copies of digital content from the Licensed Materials in local electronic course reserve systems limited to use of Authorized Users of current classes.