...Huan‐Chueh Wu; Chien Chou; Hao‐Ren Ke; Mei‐Hung Wang Purpose This paper has two primary purposes: to explore common copyright‐related problems that arise when librarians promote the use of digital library resources; and to investigate college students' misconceptions of copyright laws that arise...

...J. Carlos Fernández‐Molina; J. Augusto Chaves Guimarães Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the international strengthening of copyright law in developing countries and the active involvement of the international library community in the movement against it. Design/methodology...

...Philip Calvert Grace   Agnew . Digital Rights Management: A Librarian's Guide to Technology and Practice . Oxford : Chandos   2008 . 437 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐84334‐125‐3   £39.95 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Librarians Copyright law...

...G. Mahesh; Rekha Mittal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the modes of digital content creation for digital libraries and discuss the associated copyright issues with the types of digital content. Design/methodology/approach Prevalent copyright laws in India in the context...

... the disadvantages of the current CC license and explains a new protocol. Furthermore, it explains how this new paradigm can be used for constructing an online digital library and how librarians can use software robots to collect digital contents on the internet within copyright guidelines. Copyright law...

...Ina Fourie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Reference libraries Reference services interlibrary loans Copyright law New Directions in Reference offers an interesting collection of contributions stressing that reference librarians should move beyond...

... the fish and Swimming with the sharks. The papers that make up this issue reflect these topics. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Intranets Copyright law Digital libraries Electronic journals Databases New Zealand Peter Kennedy discusses how the University of Canterbury library...

...Kathy Sheat This paper looks at the effect that digital technology has had on copyright protection, the trend towards international harmonisation of copyright laws based on international standards set down by the international conventions, agreements and treaties, and the use of copyright works...

... potential liability concerns but to ensure that computer technology is accessible and also easily and comfortably used by library employees and public users of the library. Part two argues that libraries will need to be versed in the dual disciplines of computer technology and copyright law to allow...

... Copyright law Electronic publishing Archives Information operations The Open Archives Initiative's (2003a) Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI‐PMH) provides a means by which metadata can be disclosed by data providers (DPs) and “harvested” into services by service providers (SPs). The minimum...