ARTstor Digital Library
Becoming a Subscriber: Public Libraries
Classification
There are four levels of public library classification: Large, Medium, Small, and Very Small. ARTstor uses the following information to determine a public library's classification:
- Population served (the total population of the area served by the library, according to most recent statistics);
- Library materials budget (the budget for library acquisitions);
- Periodicals (the number of active serial subscriptions).
The following tables provide the guidelines we use to assign a "score" for each classification parameter:
| Population served, based on most recently available statistics | Population Score |
|---|---|
| 1 million or more | 4 |
| 500,000–1 million | 3 |
| 250,000–499,999 | 2 |
| Under 250,000 | 1 |
| Library materials budget for latest year available | Library Materials Budget Score |
|---|---|
| $5 million and above | 4 |
| $3M–$5M | 3 |
| $1.5M–$3M | 2 |
| Under $1.5M | 1 |
| Number of active serials subscriptions | Periodicals Score |
|---|---|
| 7500 and above | 4 |
| 2500 - 7499 | 3 |
| 1000 - 2499 | 2 |
| 0 - 999 | 1 |
Classification will be based on the sum of the Population score, Library Materials Budget score, and Periodicals score:
| Total Points | ARTstor Classification |
|---|---|
| 11-12 | Large |
| 8-10 | Medium |
| 5-7 | Small |
| 3-4 | Very Small |
License Agreement
(US) View the entire ARTstor Digital Library License Agreement in PDF format (111 KB). You may then print or save the document.
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- Library Relations, ARTstor
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New York, NY 10065
US
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Highlights of ARTstor's Digital Library License Agreement
- Authorized users: Consistent with other electronic resources licensed by libraries, authorized users includes not only students, faculty, and staff, but also anyone physically present in the library or other facilities of your institution.
- Site license: Authorization is generally controlled by IP address authentication.
- Terms and Conditions of Use: A broad range of educational and scholarly uses are allowed, such as classroom uses, scholarly presentations, study guides, and course reserves, provided that these uses are noncommercial in nature.
- Sharing with other authorized users: Authorized users are permitted to share content from the ARTstor Digital Library with other authorized users, provided that such content is not in an unrestricted form (such as on an open website or incorporated into another work that is made available without restriction).
