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The report is a list of the contracts that currently grant access to content on SpringerLink, nature.com, and in our databases such as SpringerMaterials and Nano. However, contracts that grant perpetual/retained access to SpringerLink content will not be included after the contract period is over. (The contract will be included in the list during the contract period, but not during the retention period.)
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The data in the report:
| Column | Definition | |
| SpringerNature Business Partner ID | Your institution's primary ID in our systems. | |
| Contract number | The identifier for the contract that grant access to the content. | |
| Contract position | An identifier for the material inside the contract. One contract can contain one or more positions. | |
| Contract type | DEPO: Deposit contract FDN: Foundation membership GRA: Gratis POS: Postpay shared membership PRP: Prepay membership | PST: Postpay membership SAM: Sample SHS: Shared support membership SUB: Subscription SUP: Supporter membership TRI: Trial |
| Contract start date | The first day that the contract gave access to the licensed content. | |
| Contract end date | The last day that the contract will give access to the licensed content. "Continuing" means that the content will be accessible forever. | |
| Material ID | A unique identifier for a group of content such as a journal, an eBook package, or a database. | |
| Title | A brief description of the licensed content. | |
| Content published from | Content that is published on or after this day can be accessed. | |
| Content published to | Content that is published before or on this day can be accessed. | |
| Access to Kanji abstract | Whether the contract grants access to Kanji translations of content abstracts. The translated abstracts are published on natureasia.com. | |
| Comment | If our metadata system cannot supply some information at the moment, we will make a comment here. | |