ACS Journal Legacy Archives - Terms and Conditions of Use - May 2005

Sep 21, 2026

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Terms and Conditions of Use for the ACS Journal Legacy Archives (May 2005) define copyright ownership and prohibit removing or obscuring copyright notices. It specifies what the archive includes (PDF articles from 1879–1995), how access is granted via authorized IP addresses and terminals, and how interruptions may occur. It also details permitted uses for authorized users, interlibrary loan use within Germany, and restrictions on prohibited distribution of archive contents.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

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Access Control by IP Address

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ACS Journal Legacy Archives Terms and Conditions of Use May 2005 1. Copyright and Proprietary Rights: The entire contents ofthe ACS Journal Legacy Archives, including individual journals, articles, abstracts, book chapters, and other items within these materials are copyrighted by the ACS under the Copyright Laws of the United States Codified in Title 17 of the U.S. Code, which is party to both the Universal Copyright Convention and the Berne Copyright Convention. Licensee agrees not to remove or obscure copyright notices. ACS grants no copyright or ownership interests to Licensee for any of the material and proprietary information referred herein belonging to ACS. 2. Access: 2.a. ACS Journal Legacy Archives consists of Adobe Acrobat PDF articles published between 1879 through 1995. The ACS Journal Legacy Archives includes the backfile of all ACS titles and content published prior to 1996 and is sold as access to a single body of research. ACS reserves the right to change formats with three months notice. It is the responsibility of the User to establish and maintain at User's expense Internet connections to the ACS, to provide and install suitable Web browsers, licenses for Adobe Acrobat, and any other software necessary to view the ACS Journal Legacy Archives. 2.b. ACS shall use reasonable commercial efforts to provide continuous availability of the licensed material through the Internet. It is understood that availability will be subject to periodic interruption due to maintenance of the server(s), installation or testing of software, loading new information files, and downtime related to equipment or services outside the control of the ACS including public and private telecommunications services or Internet nodes or facilities. 2.c. Access Control by IP Address: Access to the ACS Journal Legacy Archives from within the Authorized Site are controlled by Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Authorized Institution is responsible for providing valid IP addresses for their organization on Attachment B. The form of these IP addresses must be acceptable to the ACS. Only those IP addresses submitted by the Licensee and listed on Attachment B will have access to the material. Authorized Institution is responsible for providing reasonable security to ensure that only Authorized Users have access to its internal network. 2.d. Authorized Users: Authorized Users are those individuals officially affiliated with those non-corporate, academic and research institutions listed on Attachment B (Authorized Institutions), for example, those serving in the capacity of employees, consultants under contract with the Licensee, faculty and other teaching staff, and persons officially registered as full or part-time students, that are located at an Authorized Site and use an Authorized Terminal. Others who are physically present in the library at the Authorized Site may use the database from an Authorized Terminal but may not connect via telecommunications from locations outside the Authorized Site. 2.e. Access Rights for One-Time Permanent Access payments for the ACS Journal Legacy Archives: ACS Publications will maintain the legacy archive of journal articles published in PDF format between 1879 and 1995. In the unlikely event that it proves infeasible for the ACS to maintain the ongoing availability of the PDF legacy archive, the Society, in consultation with its Library Advisory Group, will make the archive available through an acceptable depository. Should this situation arise, the Society will negotiate with TIB to access their suitability as said depository. 2.f. Delivery and Usage of Metadata: ACS will provide metadata at no charge to TIB to be used by TIB Services and to German national and regional library service units (including but not limited to vascoda and the Verbundzentralen like BVB, BSZ, GBV, HeBIS, HBZ, KOBV) and the other institutions included in this licence and their service units in order to make the meta

FAQs

What content is included in the ACS Journal Legacy Archives?

The archives consist of Adobe Acrobat PDF articles published between 1879 and 1995, including the backfile of ACS titles and content published prior to 1996.

How is access controlled for authorized institutions?

Access from within the authorized site is controlled by IP addresses. Only IP addresses submitted and listed on Attachment B are granted access, and authorized users must use authorized terminals at authorized sites.

What uses are permitted for authorized users, including interlibrary loan?

Authorized users may view, download, or print individual items for personal scholarly, research, and educational use. Interlibrary loan is permitted for non-commercial scholarly research, and article copies for ILL purposes within Germany may be made by authorized users.

Sep 21, 2026

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