Acceptable Use for OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center Content

Authorized Users:

Students, faculty, staff, and walk-in library users of participating Ohio academic institutions.

Authorized Use:

• for individual educational and research purposes
• search and view the results of your searches on screen
• print a copy of any record retrieved as a result of your search
• generally, you may store on floppy disk or hard drive any record retrieved as part of your search, and later display it on screen or print it on paper.

Examples of Prohibited Uses:

• you may not systematically transmit (either on paper or electronically) content to anyone not involved in education or research at an OhioLINK institution
• you may not use for commercial purposes

Allowed Uses for the Electronic Journal Center:

• Reserves: no restrictions within authorized uses, on the storage and printing of articles among authorized users; placement in local electronic reserve files and bookmarking from course web sites is allowed
• Course Packs: inclusion of electronically-based articles in locally distributed print course packs is allowed
• Sharing with non-authorized users: non-systematic sharing of articles by authorized users with non-authorized users is allowed

General Guidelines:

Content is provided by purchase or lease through the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK).
Use is governed by the terms and conditions of the license agreement between OhioLINK and the database producer.
OhioLINK reserves the right to prohibit any use of the database which has adverse effects on use of the system by other users.

The points above offer general guidelines for acceptable use of licensed databases. If you have further questions, please contact info@ohiolink.edu.