A selection of resources recommended by the Project Team and community members!

Getting Started

Katharine Macy’s resource list includes presentations on how to plan and conduct principled negotiations, including understanding and improving your Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement (BATNA) and researching your Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA).

Wilson, M., & Cronk, L. (2022). The NERL Playbook. Commonplace.

Presentations on negotiation tactics by Jason Price (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium) that provide additional insights on planning and tactics: Techniques for successful negotiation and key negotiation techniques.

Negotiation principles and model license language

Institutional Principles for Negotiating with Publishers. This list is maintained by The Open Access Directory and provides links to many organization statements.
Syracuse University Libraries Licensing Principles
University of North Texas Manifesto: Expectations for Library Vendors
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries: ELEVEN
Great Western Library Alliance Licensing Principles
Managing Licensed E-Resources: Techniques, Tips, and Practical Advice by Galadriel Chilton (Editor), Stephanie Willen Brown, Anna Creech, Lindsay Cronk, Joan M. Emmet, Scarlet Galvan, Athena Hoeppner, Jenifer S. Holman, Erika Ripley, Allyson Rodriguez, and Angela Sidman.
California Digital Library Licensing Toolkit

Model language

Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries Model License, 2022. Funding contingency on clause 9.2
Canadian Research Knowledge Network Model License, 2022. Early Termination for Financial Exigency, Clause 10.2.4
SPARC Contracts Library – Many other organizations have removed nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements in order to share their contract terms openly. You can too!
California Digital Library Revised Model License
The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)