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The Commonwealth Secretariat’s publications are a key part of the organisation’s mission to work as a trusted partner for all Commonwealth people as a force for peace, democracy, equality and good governance; a catalyst for global consensus-building; and a source of assistance for sustainable development and poverty eradication. For the first time, these publications are now available online in a single research repository, The Commonwealth iLibrary. The Commonwealth iLibrary has been developed in partnership with OECD Publishing as part of the IGO Partnership Programme.
Agreement start date: 1 February 2019
Agreement end date: 31 January 2022
Agreement invoice date: Institutions will be invoiced on 1 November 2019 and 2020
From 1 May 2020 different rates of VAT apply to some eresources:
Site licence
This Agreement is of 3 years duration. Institutions may join the Agreement at any time during the Agreement period. They will then be committed to the end of the Agreement Period unless they give appropriate notice to cancel.
Notice to cancel must be received by 01 October 2019 or 01 October 2020.
For a 30 day free trial of this service please contact Chest Help.
Universities, colleges and other learning, educational and research bodies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Other organisations aligned with JISC’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. JISC will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
The Commonwealth iLibrary was added into the OECD Chest Agreement in 2017, and remains part of the Agreement, which has been going since 2010. The renewal overlaps with the previous agreement to allow new subscribing sites to participate beyond the expiry of the previous agreement.
Owner: OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), in partnership with Wize Nordic AB. OECD is an intergovernmental institution having its headquarters at 2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France.
Service Provider: Wize Nordic AB is a company incorporated in Sweden having its headquarters at Kungsgatan 44, S-111 35 Stockholm, Sweden
Each year, The Commonwealth publishes around 30 new titles on a range of topics in which it has particular insight and expertise, especially concerning small states, including;
The Commonwealth iLibrary offers wide ranging research and knowledge to a variety of audiences:
Most content is available to access in PDF format for subscribers, more recent content is also offered in ePub format; and full READ access for all users by clicking the READ icon. READ editions are optimised for browser-enabled mobile devices and can be read online wherever there is an internet connection - desktop computer, tablets or smart phones. They are also shareable and can be embedded.
Content items (October 2018):
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OpenAthens |
No |
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Shibboleth |
Yes |
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IP address range |
Yes |
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Username / Password |
Yes |
The supplier confirms that throughout the term of the agreement the products will comply with the standards indicated.
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Technical Function |
Standard |
Compliance |
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Full Text Linking |
No |
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Federated Searching |
No |
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Search & retrieve SRW/SRU |
No |
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Harvesting |
Metadata OAI-PMH |
No |
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No |
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No |
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Metadata Standards |
Yes |
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No |
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Embargo Periods |
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Yes, No, N/A |
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Digital Preservation |
No |
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No |
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No |
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Usage Statistics |
Yes |
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No |
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Yes, No, N/A |
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Accessibility |
No |
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Personalisation features |
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Yes, No, N/A |
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Service Levels |
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Yes |
New content is added daily.
All additions and new functionality will be incorporated at no additional charge.
For a 30 day free trial of this service please contact Chest Help.
www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org.
Support will be provided by Wize Nordic via a single contact or his/her deputy at each Institution. Wize Nordic support can be contacted at
Comprehensive help files are included here OECD iLibrary Help.
A tour of OECD material is located here www.oecd.org/publishing/iLibrary. All queries about training should be directed to Wize Nordic:
Dan Ahlskog
Wize Nordic
OECD iLibrary customer service & information - UK and Ireland
Tel: +46 (0) 850 10 31 93
Mobile: +46 (0) 768 94 89 29
Email: Dan@contentonline.co.uk
The Chest Order, together with the Licence Terms and Conditions and any exceptions listed below, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
This Site licence is subject to the terms and conditions for the Standard Chest Licence for Online Resources except that clause 10.4 has been amended. The amendment is shown at the bottom of this page.
This Agreement is of 3 years duration, commencing 1 February 2019 and terminating 31 January 2022.
Institutions may join the Agreement at any time during that period.
On receipt of a completed Licence, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed.
For the subsequent years, unless cancellation notice is received by Chest, Institutions will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of the Agreement, on 1 November 2019 and 2020.
There is monthly prorata charging for Institutions which become licensed partway through a licence year.
Chest is an Enterprise of Jisc. All Purchase orders must be made out to JISC, 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB
All terms contained in a PO are expressly rejected and do not form part of the Licence or vary the Licence terms in any way.
Payments are due within thirty days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
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Keep a local cached copy for Educational Purposes |
No |
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Incorporation of parts of the Licensed Material |
Yes |
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Deposit learning and teaching objects in repositories |
Yes |
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Interlibrary loan |
Yes |
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User |
On site |
Remote access |
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Students |
Yes |
Yes |
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Staff |
Yes |
Yes |
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Walk-in users |
Yes |
Yes |
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Alumni members |
Yes |
Yes |
The resources can be used for Educational Purposes – defined as:
Exclusions:
The Fee for early termination in accordance with clause 10.4 of the Terms and Conditions for the Standard Chest Licence for Online Resources is nil.
The Fee for retention rights upon termination in accordance with clause 10.5 of the Terms and Conditions for the Standard Chest Licence for Online Resources is nil.
Post termination copies of parts of the Licensed Material already made and/or used by the Licensee or Authorised Users in accordance with clause 2.2 may be retained and used in accordance with the terms of this Licence Agreement – see Licence Term 10.5
Once the Agreement has terminated then no further access to the service and to future publications will be possible unless the Agreement is renewed or extended.
If the Agreement is renewed or extended then new conditions will apply. If the Agreement is not renewed then renewal is a matter between Institutions and OECD.
Institutions have the right to opt out of the agreement each year by giving notice on or before 1 October to cancel with effective from 31 January the following year.
Personal licences are not available under this Agreement.
Please note that clause 10.4 has been amended for this Agreement. The written notice period is now 120 days, and not 60. Therefore, written notice of early termination should be served on or before the 1 October prior to the subsequent term end date of 31 January.
All prices are in GBP.
From 1 May 2020 different rates of VAT apply to some eresources:
Price for UK HE and FE is based on JISC Bands.
Those organisations without a JISC Band accepted by OECD will be banded on application to Chest Help.
Payment terms are shown on the terms and Conditions tab.
Please note, the below pricing includes details of other OECD products (UN iLibrary, OECD iLibrary), details of which can be found in their respective Agreements. This is to facilitate ease of ordering.
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This agreement expired on the 31/01/2022
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