Secure electronic delivery service
Encyclopedia
An alternative to localized repositories of physically secured documents Secure electronic delivery services such as that opened in 2003 by the British Library
Document Supply Centre at Boston Spa, allow extended access to copyright
material for which access rights have not been granted for open access over the Internet
by the copyright holder. These services generally supplement physically restricted and overseen, limited-access reading rooms. Where print access is allowed they supplement physically mailed hard copy and in the case of the British Library
printing is restricted to a single copy. Documents can be forwarded but can only be opened on one computer. Similar systems are used in data room
s in the financial services sector although significantly more advanced access control is required including the ability to change rights or even documents in real-time in an important consideration.
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
Document Supply Centre at Boston Spa, allow extended access to copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
material for which access rights have not been granted for open access over the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
by the copyright holder. These services generally supplement physically restricted and overseen, limited-access reading rooms. Where print access is allowed they supplement physically mailed hard copy and in the case of the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
printing is restricted to a single copy. Documents can be forwarded but can only be opened on one computer. Similar systems are used in data room
Data room
Data rooms are used in many different types of transaction where the vendor or the authority wishes to disclose a large amount of confidential data to proposed bidders typically during the due diligence process...
s in the financial services sector although significantly more advanced access control is required including the ability to change rights or even documents in real-time in an important consideration.