We want to take a moment to address why some of the guidelines might seem different than what occurred during the pandemic. During this time all UC Libraries were closed and all UC patrons had access to all items available via ETAS that were held by any UC library. There was a period of about 6 weeks in which the UC Libraries began opening on different dates. As some UCs reopened before others, their access to ETAS was removed. However, during this period the closed campuses still had access to all items available via ETAS held by any UC. We made sure not to borrow or lend physical copies available in the system to the closed campuses.
In Summer 2024, the Council of University Librarians accepted this report and asked that the Task Force touch base with HathiTrust in advance of publishing the report. In doing so, we clarified the terms of ETAS with Hathitrust:
When a campus or campuses, less than the entire UC system, enables ETAS today, that closed campus’ users would have access online to all of UC's holdings available in ETAS. Users from open UC campuses would not be able to access online any holdings from the closed campus through ETAS even if they are unique titles held by the closed campus. Open UC campuses should not lend any print copies held by the closed campus Library to users of the closed campus via interlibrary loan, although ultimately the responsibility for controlling physical lending falls on the closed, and ETAS activated, campus(es). However, print copies from outside the UC system may be borrowed by the closed campus for their patrons.