E-Journal Guidelines for Institutional Access

The following guidelines provide Institutional Subscribers with a set of simple, fair rules governing rights and limitations for Internet access of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association by Authorized Users. These guidelines supersede any prior understanding between the Publisher (the American Animal Hospital Association) and the Institutional Subscriber regarding user access to the Journal.

Access to the Journal is granted for all Authorized Users on the following conditions:

• Publisher's acceptance of the Institutional Subscriber's completed order; and
• Receipt of the required subscription fee.

"Authorized Users" are authenticated, authorized, current full- and part-time students, employees (including faculty, staff, affiliated researchers, and independent contractors), and other individuals who have permission to use the public computers on an Institutional Subscriber's geographically constrained site. A "site" is an organizational unit, and it may be academic or nonacademic. For organizations located in more than one city, each city office is considered a different site. For organizations within the same city that are administered independently, each office is considered a different site.

In consideration of the payment of the appropriate subscription fee, the Institutional Subscriber and the Publisher agree to adhere to the following guidelines:

1. The Institutional Subscriber will undertake all necessary authentication and verification processes to ensure that only Authorized Users can access the Journal.
2. SUBSCRIPTION ACCESS: An online subscription permits unlimited simultaneous Internet access to complete Journal content by Authorized Users for the entire subscription term.
   1. Access by proxy server is allowed; access by open proxy server is not allowed.
   2. SECURE proxy access from off-campus locations is allowed for persons with a current, authenticated affilation to the subscribing Institution. This includes full- and part-time students and employees (including faculty, staff, affiliated researchers and independent contractors). It does NOT include individuals who simply have permission to use the public computers on the subscribing institution's campus.
   3. The Publisher provides Journal access only for the term of this subscription; and does not undertake to ensure future access to the online archives once the subscription term has expired. The Publisher intends to retain full-text versions of all articles for all past issues posted online and to continue to make this database available to all currently active subscribers. However, because Publisher cannot be certain of future technology, storage, or maintenance costs, this access cannot be guaranteed. The Publisher reserves the right to remove all or portions of the archive of past issues. Only current subscribers may access materials under access control.
3. The Publisher maintains the Journal as a service to its members and the scientific/technical/medical community. The Publisher holds the copyright for all works published in the Journal, both to the individual articles and as a compilation, unless otherwise expressly noted.
4. All use of Journal content is subject to applicable copyright law, and reproduction of Journal content is allowed only as follows:
   1. Downloading: Downloading, printing, or saving of content for personal, non-commercial use is permissible. Systematic downloading is forbidden.
   2. Commercial Redistribution: No commercial use (e.g., downloading, posting of a file, or printing to resell or distribute) of any articles is permitted without prior, express written permission obtained through the Copyright Clearance Center on behalf of the Publisher.
   3. Interlibrary Loan: Because of the easily reproducible nature of electronic publications, Interlibrary Loan of articles or components in any electronic or digital form is expressly prohibited. Institutional subscribers may fulfill interlibrary loan requests from other institutions via fax or paper document delivery under CONTU (National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright Works) guidelines[www.cni.org/docs/infopols/CONTU.html], provided the printing is done locally and at the Institutional Subscriber's expense, and provided that only a limited number of copies of such articles will be made and distributed in this way.
   4. Braille Transcription: The Institutional Subscriber may transcribe any portion of the Journal into Braille script or enlarged type for Authorized Users who are visually impaired.
   5. Course Packs: All Journal articles used in course packs must be reprinted with the permission of the Copyright Clearance Center and should be included according to conventions applicable in the local country. Contributors may store their articles in electronic reserve rooms for access by their students as part of their course work, and for in-house training programs of the contributor's employer.
5. Institutional Subscriber agrees to the following:
   1. The Institutional Subscriber is responsible for creating and maintaining reasonable security measures and posting policies consistent with the rights and restrictions described in these guidelines to ensure that only Authorized Users can access the Journal. The Institutional Subscriber is prohibited from making agreements for access to the Journal with individuals, organizations, vendors, affiliates, or partners, which are not parts of the same institution purchasing this subscription. The Institutional Subscriber affirms that all IP addresses in the range listed for authorization are specifically controlled by the institution for workstations under its administrative control and for the use of individuals who meet the Authorized User definition above. The Institutional Subscriber is responsible for maintaining the list of IP addresses of all Authorized Users.
   2. If the Institutional Subscriber becomes aware of unauthorized access to the Journal, it will notify the Publisher immediately and cooperate in locating and attempting to stop the specific individuals who are abusing the service. If the specific abuser(s) cannot be identified or stopped, the Publisher has the right to withhold, suspend, or terminate access to all or any portion of the the Journal's website, without liability.
   3. The Institutional Subscriber agrees not to remove, cover, overlay, obscure, block, or change any copyright notices, legends, or terms of use which the Publisher may post on the site in order to inform users about system features, terms of use, or copyright notices.
6. TECHNICAL ACCESS: The Publisher intends for the site to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. However, the Publisher WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR REFUNDS SHOULD THE SITE BECOME UNAVAILABLE TEMPORARILY OR ACCESS TO THE SITE BECOMES SLOW OR INCOMPLETE due to system back-up procedures, Internet traffic volume, upgrades, overload of requests to the servers, general network failures or delays, or any other cause which may from time to time make the site inaccessible for the library's users.
7. WARRANTY: While the Publisher seeks to ensure the accuracy of content posted online, the Publisher DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO CASE SHALL THE PUBLISHER'S LIABILITY FOR ANY CONTENT OR ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF SUBSCRIPTION FEES PAID FOR THE JOURNAL DURING THE 6-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING ANY CLAIM OR NOTICE OF DAMAGES.