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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, INC.
PALCI Distributed Print Archive. Archive Holder Agreement
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PALCI Distributed Print Archive
Archive Holder Agreement
This Agreement is entered into this _____day of __________in the year _____(“Effective
Date”), between PALCI: The Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc., a not-for-profit
corporation (“PALCI”), and ____________________,a member library of PALCI that wishes to
act as archive holder of various print research materials (“Archive Holder”).
Scope
A. PALCI is an organization whose members are libraries. Among other endeavors, PALCI
established a distributed print serials archive in 2009, in which certain members agreed to retain
and keep available for use various print journals on behalf of PALCI and its member libraries.
PALCI and its members now wish to extend the original endeavor to include additional print
research materials (“Research Materials” or “Materials”).
B. Archive Holder is a member of PALCI and is willing to maintain and store the Materials
for the benefit of PALCI and its members according to the terms and provisions contained in this
Agreement. Archive Holder currently owns the Research Materials listed in Appendix A, “Titles
of Record Holdings,” for which it is known as a Library of Record under this Agreement.
PALCI has caused to be delivered to Archive Holder the research materials listed in Appendix B,
“Transferred Materials.” The materials listed in Appendices A and B may be amended, from
time to time, with the mutual agreement of PALCI and Archive Holder. The titles listed in
Appendices A and B together comprises “the Materials.”
Terms and Provisions
The parties agree as follows:
1. Storage Obligations of Archive Holder
Archive Holder agrees to maintain, store, and make available the Materials during the Term as
defined in Section 7 below.
1.1 Original Form. Archive Holder shall maintain all the Materials in their original,
artifactual form whenever possible. If necessary, because of damage to or loss of any of the
original Materials, a hard copy facsimile may be used to fill in gaps.
1.2 Facility. Archive Holder shall maintain all the materials in a facility located at
____________________(“Facility”), under the conditions indicated below (check all that
apply):
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