Responsible Electronic Resource Use

Many resources require you to agree directly to individual Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions, often presented as a pop-up or re-direct on the publisher or vendor’s website that prompts you to click ‘I Agree’ to additional terms.  

For example, you may have an individual, personalized account with a publisher or vendor that needs to fall under slightly different terms. As another example, a publisher or vendor may need to notify you of how they collect any personal data about you as an individual, which is subject to change from time to time, or changes more often than the Library renews agreements. 

The Library’s agreement with the publisher or vendor generically covers all authorized users. Agreeing to Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions entails an agreement between an individual, “you,” and a publisher or vendor (i.e., the Library may not be party to the agreement).  

The Library’s agreement often, but does not always, supersede these terms by including a clause that if click-through agreements differ or are substantially changed without proper notice, the Library agreement is more enforceable. However, you should review the terms on the resource's website for further use guidelines that may or may not be covered in the agreement with the Library.