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Open access and license information



Some publishers offer their authors the opportunity to publish e-books as "open access". The open access publication fees are paid to the publishers by the authors or by third parties on their behalf. This enables all interested parties in research and practice to access the publications immediately and everywhere free of charge. The authors retain the copyright and the contributions are usually published under a Creative Commons license, which regulates the reuse and further use of the content.

Open Access s tatement - mandatory, if available

Definition An e-book is available under open access conditions if it is fully accessible worldwide and free of charge for everyone.
General notes The element is assigned if an e-book is available under open access conditions.

MARC 21 ONIX 3.0.8 Reference Names ONIX 3.0.8 Short Tags
Format

506 $a

<TextContent>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​CollateralDetail/​TextContent

<TextType> with value "20" from code list 153
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​CollateralDetail/​TextContent/​TextType

<Text> /ONIXMessage/​Product/​CollateralDetail/​TextContent/​Text

<textcontent>

<x426> with value "20" from code list 153

<d104>

Format notes

The open access labeling is made by assigning the value "0" to the first indicator of field 506. In addition, a free text is entered in subfield $a.

see Empfehlung für Rechteinformationen in Metadaten (in German)

In the <text> element, free text is used to classify the type of open access.

see Best Practice Open-Access-Titel in ONIX 3.0 (in German)

Example 

506 0#$aOpen access

<TextContent>
   
<TextType>20</TextType>
    </TextContent>

<textcontent>
   
<x426>20</x426>
      </textcontent>

License information - mandatory, if available

Definition

An e-book that is available under open access conditions may be provided with certain licenses or legal notices. The license information and legal notices contain permissions or restrictions for the use of an e-book. A restriction can be, for example, the stipulation that the content of the e-book may not be used commercially.

General notes The open access statement is supplemented by more detailed information on the type of license associated with open access.

MARC 21 ONIX 3.0.8 Reference Names
ONIX 3.0.8 Short Tags
Format

540 $a $f $u $2

<EpubLicense>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​EpubLicense

<EpubLicenseName>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​EpubLicense/​EpubLicenseName

<EpubLicenseExpression>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​EpubLicense/​EpubLicenseExpression

<EpubLicenseExpressionLink>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​EpubLicense/​EpubLicenseExpression/​EpubLicenseExpressionLink

<epublicense>

        <x511>

<epublicenseexpression>

        <x510>

Format notes

The fixed terms according to "Creative Commons" or "Rights Statements" are used to designate the license, but free formulations are also possible.

If the fixed terms are used, they are specified in subfield $a as text and in subfield $f in the commonly used abbreviated form. The terminology used is specified in subfield $2. Free formulations are also transported in subfield $a, the subfields $f and $2 are then not used.

A link to the text of the license can be given in subfield $u.

see Empfehlung für Rechteinformationen in Metadaten (in German)

In addition to the open access statement, this element specifies the terms of use for the e-book by providing precise information on the license conditions. However, the entire text of the license is not transported, only a link to it.

see Best Practice Open-Access-Titel in ONIX 3.0 (in German)

Example 1

540 ##$aCreative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen$fCC BY-NC-ND 4.0$2cc$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

<EpubLicense>
    <EpubLicenseName>Creative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen </EpubLicenseName>
    <EpubLicenseExpression>
      <EpubLicenseExpressionType>02</EpubLicenseExpressionType>
      <EpubLicenseExpressionLink>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</EpubLicenseExpressionLink>
    </EpubLicenseExpression>
  </EpubLicense>

<epublicense>
    <x511>Creative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen </x511>
    <epublicenseexpression>
      <x508>02</x508>
      <x510>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</x510>
    </epublicenseexpression>
  </epublicense>

Example  2

540 ##$aAttribution 4.0 International$fCC BY 4.0$2cc

<EpubLicense>
    <EpubLicenseName>Attribution 4.0 International </EpubLicenseName>
 
</EpubLicense>

<epublicense>
    <x511>Attribution 4.0 International </x511>
 
</epublicense>

Example 3

540 ##$aUrheberrechtsschutz 1.0$2rs

<EpubLicense>
    <EpubLicenseName>Urheberrechtsschutz  1.0 </EpubLicenseName>
 
</EpubLicense>

<epublicense>
    <x511>Urheberrechtsschutz  1.0 </x511>
 
</epublicense>



2023-06-01