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Perpetual access refers to the right to ongoing access to electronic materials. In situations where digital materials are licensed, access to these materials is often lost after the licensing agreement has expired. In many cases, the two parties involved in the license agree that it is necessary for the licensee to retain access to these materials after the license has lapsed. Perpetual access is a term that is used within the library community to describe the ability to retain access to electronic journals after the contractual agreement for these materials has passed.