PILA Membership AgreementNew York • November 13th, 2007
Jurisdiction FiledNovember 13th, 2007This membership agreement, version 3.0, and any duly executed addenda and any other attachments hereto (“Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions under which a qualified institution becomes a member of The Publishers International Linking Association, Inc. (“PILA”), a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of New York, and doing business as CrossRef, subject to the approval of PILA. Membership in PILA is open to publishers of scholarly and professional content who have rights to transfer, manage and otherwise fulfill the obligations of this Agreement with respect to the content’s “Metadata” and, to the extent necessary, the content itself. Additional criteria for qualifying institutions, incorporated by reference, are available at http://www.crossref.org or successor sites (“PILA Site”). The Agreement is by and between PILA and the party below (the “PILA Member”) and shall be deemed effective upon execution by both parties (the "Effective Date").