Appendix A:

SCOPE OF PROJECT PARTICIPATION AND USE OF UNIX-SPIRES

by: _________________________________________

to accompany

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC - _________________________________ MOU

Participation in an Agreement for the Testing and Enhancement of Unix-SPIRES

A. First Year Scope of Participation and Cost Sharing Assessment:

The first-year cost sharing for participation in the agreement provides site installation and also some expert assistance in how to migrate from mainframe to Unix-SPIRES as well as the software, upgrades, and benefits outlined in the accompanying MOU. First year participation cost sharing is $9,800 (US) for the first installation and $6,500 (US) for additional installations performed within that first year.

For the purposes of this document, an installation means one compiled copy of the code and its component programs on a single host machine. During the first year, unlimited access to and use of Unix-SPIRES on that host machine are permitted to _________________________________________'s personnel and users.

B. Continuing Participation and Cost Sharing Assessment:

Institutions wishing to continue using the Unix-SPIRES compiled code must be active participants in the Unix-SPIRES agreement on an annual basis. There are two levels of annual participation available depending upon the database(s) size and the number of applications that will be using Unix-SPIRES. Because SLAC is non-profit and desires simply to off-set the ongoing costs for development, maintenance, and support, the costs of this project have been kept as low as possible. Determination of the appropriate level of continuing membership will be on the honor system.

Institutions participating in the SPIRES-HEP Collaboration by running a mirror site for the SPIRES-HEP databases maintain their continuing participation at the Standard Level.

1. Cost Sharing for Continued Participation at a Standard Level:

A standard participation cost sharing level after the first year will be $6,500 (US) annually and will permit the continued use of Unix-SPIRES with upgrades and fixes for twelve more calendar months. Standard participation is defined as an installation running either a large database requiring unlimited searching, updating, and development or one which is running more than one database (Unix-SPIRES files). Institutions which become standard-level participants in the first year will receive a production version of the Web interface when it is released.

2. Cost Sharing for Continued Participation at a Restricted Level:

Restricted participation at a reduced amount is available to institutions needing a Unix-SPIRES database management system for a single, small SPIRES database. An example of restricted participation might be a single bibliographic file with a modest user base and a single developer, which is not under heavy growth or development. The annual cost sharing for continuing Unix-SPIRES participation at a restricted participant level is $3,300 (US).

This level of participation would entitle the institution to the continued use of the current Unix-SPIRES installation with no upgrades but with any essential fixes for twelve more calendar months. While intended for a single database with limited size, maintenance, development, and use, the restricted-level participation permits unlimited search access to the database by a modest user base. Significantly increased database development, growth, or use, or the need to develop additional databases (Unix-SPIRES files), would require notification of SLAC and an increase of that institution's cost sharing to the standard level for that year.

C. Scope of Participation:

____________________________________________________ has read and understood the intended participation levels above and, has determined, to the best of its knowledge, that the following scope of participation is appropriate to the use(s) to which it intends to put Unix-SPIRES:

____ First-Year Agreement:

1. Number of separate installations desired: _________

2. First Year cost sharing (US):

$ 9,800 for first installation
$ 6,500 for each additional installation

TOTAL PAYMENT: $_______________

 

_____ Continuing-Year Agreement:

1. Standard Participation Level:

Continuing-Year cost sharing (US):

$ 6,500 for primary installation
$ 3,300 for each additional installation

TOTAL PAYMENT: $ _______________

2. Restricted Participation Level:

Continuing-Year cost sharing (US):

$ 3,300 for primary installation

TOTAL PAYMENT: $ _______________