Standards for the electronic expression of licensing termsInternational umbrella body for book industry standards developmentOriginally a European project (EPF, FEP, EBLIDA)Now international - members in 20 countriesDevelops and maintains standards for product information (ONIX), EDI (EDItX) etc.Strong collaboration with NISO, BISG and other standards bodies in other countriesEDItEURGrowth of digital collections in librariesNeed to automate management of digital resources Need to relate licenses to institutional policiesVariation in licensing termsComplexity of license documentationUncertainty at the point of useHow could publishers and vendors help?Licensing terms the problemExpress license terms in machine-readable formCommunicate electronically from vendor to subscriberEnable license terms to be loaded directly into an ERMSBut this needs a standard. Deliver license terms digitallyDLF ERMI project (phase 1)Set out to describe and define architectures needed to manage collections of licensed digital resourcesProblem definition/road mapFunctional requirementsWorkflow and entity relationship diagramsData element dictionary (inc licensing terms) ERMS data structureBackgroundERMI Phase 1 as a basis for a standard for license terms expression; commissioned from RightscomERMI 1 was a valuable starting point, but further development requiredTerms dictionary would need a more rigorous (onto)logical structureProposed an ONIX for Licensing Terms, based on the rights model: licenses are about events (permitted, prohibited, required, etc)EDItEUR review of ERMIProof of concept project in 2005, supported by the Publishers Licensing Society and JISCWork-in-progress drafts published on the EDItEUR websiteTwo JISC projects under way in 2005/2006Negotiation and mapping of a complete publisher license - BIC, John Wiley and Cranfield UniversityDefinition of tools and services to help publishers produce ONIX-PL message BIC, ALPSP, Loughborough UniversityONIX for Licensing TermsNISO / DLF / EDItEUR / PLS License Expression Working GroupA wide cross-section of stakeholders toGuide and review the work of EDItEUR consultants.Participate in pilot testing.Bring their expertise and awareness of licensing and technology to keep the groups work relevant and complete.Co-chaired by Nathan Robertson (ERMI) and Alicia Wise (PLS)EDItEUR: www.editeur.orgERMI 1 report: www.diglib.org/pubs/dlfermi0408/ Brian Green: brianbic.org.ukMore information