New Statistical and Qualitative Software Policy

Beginning July 1st 2010

Beginning July 1, 2010, most statistical and qualitative software available through University Libraries will be available for an annual fee of $25.  Patrons who obtain statistical and qualitative software prior to July 1^st 2010  will not be assessed this annual fee until July 1^st 2012 at which time, they too will be charged $25 annually for use of the software. 

The fee for software obtained within a fiscal year will be prorated based on the month of purchase.  Any updates released by the software manufacturers within the fiscal year, will be made available when the patron renews.  If the upgrade corrects an OS issue, exceptions will be made.  Past users who have the grace period but who wish to upgrade, will waive their grace period in exchange for an upgraded copy of the software.

 Questions and Answers

1. What if I obtained the software before July 1,2010 (e.g. SPSS 17.0 for Windows in October of 2009)?  

• If you wish to continue licensing the software, you will be charged an annual fee beginning July 1, 2012. 
• If you do not wish to pay the $25 annual fee, you can uninstall the software from your computer and return the disks and liner notes to the Audio Visual Services counter on the 3^rd floor of the Library.   
• If you wish to upgrade to the latest version, you will forfeit the grace period and begin paying $25 annually at the time you obtain the upgraded software. 

2. What if I wish to obtain the software at a date other than July 1^st? 

Software obtained within a fiscal year (e.g. after July 1^st 2011 and before July 1^st 2012, will be prorated by the month).  For example, if a patron obtains a copy from UL in September of 2011, that patron will be charged $20.83 until renewal of the software in July of 2012.

3. What if I obtain a version of the software and an upgrade is released before July 1^st? 

Any updates released by the software manufacturers within the fiscal year, will be made available when the patron renews.  If the upgrade corrects an OS issue, exceptions will be made.