Library Research Guide
In order to avoid jeopardizing university access to a licensed resource, please consult the information in this guide before text or data mining of resources licensed by K-State Libraries. In this guide you will find
If you have any questions or require permission of a resource that is not listed in this guide, please consult the Electronic Resources Librarian.
Curious about data mining? Watch this video by Thales Sehn Koerting (2015) for a brief introduction.
The activities associated with text or data mining constitute "systematic download", which is often a cause for allegation of breach of a license agreement.
Another reason a vendor might object is that they do not allow the content to be modified, such as downloading full text HTML or PDFs and creating separate text files of their content.
Please consult the information in this guide before text or data mining of resources licensed by K-State Libraries. If you have any questions or require permission of a resource that is not listed in this guide, please consult the Electronic Resources Librarian.
Information Technology Usage Policy (PPM 3420.060) states: