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Agreement end: 31 December 2020
Subsequent invoice: 1 October
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Start date: 1 January 2019
End date: 31 December 2020
This agreement is for two years with sites committed until 31 December 2020 unless they opt out by giving notice on or before 1 October 2019.
A 30 day free trial is available. Please contact Chest Help with contact details and IP range.
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Other organisations aligned with Jisc’s charitable objectives of supporting education, research bodies and the public sector may ask to participate in the Agreement. Chest will liaise with the Supplier about any such requests.
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The Toolkit provides engaging and interactive resources in a number of formats to improve performance, sharpen skills and provide support and advice on the business and personal challenges your alumni will encounter every day. Content includes:
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OpenAthens |
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Shibboleth |
Yes |
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IP address range |
Yes |
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Username / Password |
No |
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EZProxy |
Yes |
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Referring URL |
No |
The supplier confirms that throughout the term of the agreement the products will comply with the standards indicated.
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Yes |
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Federated Searching |
No |
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Search & retrieve SRW/SRU |
No |
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Metadata OAI-PMH |
No |
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No |
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Yes |
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Metadata Standards |
Yes |
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No |
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Embargo Periods |
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N/A |
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Digital Preservation |
Yes |
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No |
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Yes |
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Usage Statistics |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Accessibility |
Yes, Emerald aims to make all public Web pages meet level AA, and will aspire to meet level AAA where possible within resource constraints. Emerald's Accessibility Statement |
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Personalisation features |
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Yes* |
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Service Levels |
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No |
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Content is added on an ad-hoc basis as and when it become available at no additional cost.
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Handling Information and Data
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Planning
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Internal Communication
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Scenario Planning
Social Responsibility
Strategy
Succession Planning
Talent Management
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This is a non standard licence. The Terms and Conditions in Emerald's Alumni Toolkit Terms and Conditions apply to licences.
In the event of any conflict between the above terms and conditions and the Chest Order the terms of the take precedence. Terms specific to the Chest order are given below.
On receipt of a completed Order, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed.
There is monthly pro-rata 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.
Please send purchase orders and any other files relating to your Chest order by email to help@chest.ac.uk or by mail to Chest (a Jisc Enterprise), 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB
Payments are due within thirty days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
Opt out rights and notice period
Subject to notice being given on or before 1 October 2019 the licensee may opt out of the agreement.
The effective termination date will be the following 31 December.
The Licensee does not retain the right to access the material published in the year(s) in which they subscribed.
It is the intention of Chest and Emerald to renew this Agreement. If the Agreement is renewed or extended, then new conditions may apply. If the Agreement is not renewed, then any extension is a matter between institutions and Emerald.
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Keep a local cached copy for Educational Purposes |
Yes |
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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 |
No |
No |
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Staff |
Yes |
Yes |
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Walk-in users |
No |
No |
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Alumni members |
Yes |
Yes |
The resources can be used for Educational Purposes – defined as:
Exclusions:
Personal licences are not available under this Agreement.
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