OLE Licensing utilizes e-documents and XML documents to store information about the Licensing process and all internal and external negotiations and communications. Initial OLE licensing will utilize:
E-Resource Record to initiate licensing workflows by auto-creating the License Request when requested.
License Request e-doc captures critical information and communication that takes place during vendor negotiations. It is used to create an institutional workflow for the license negotiation process.
Agreement Documents (title lists, sample contracts, signed license, etc.) are external files that can be attached to License Requests
ONIX-PL Agreement is used to record the interpreted terms of the license in a machine-readable format. Note that the Agreement is not available in the interface in 1.5, but the underlying infrastructure to import and store these documents has been created.
Maintenance Documents & Code Lists
A License Request might be initiated for acquisitions of new titles, renewals of existing titles, or making changes to previous Agreements (amendments). OLE 1.5 provides for a License Request generated from an E-Resource Record as part of the acquisitions process. Future releases may address licensing for Addendums, Renewals, and Trials in more detail.
