...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...

... of the resource. Then the user or “agent” is dealt with in some detail, and the author lists many questions that the user should ask before selecting a resource. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Librarians Copyright law Digital rights management The increasing importance...

...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...

... in the body of a CC licensed document (Wikipedia, 2007a). The following example shows a section of the digital‐code for the “Attribution‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike” CC license: Copyright law Licensing Digital libraries Search engines An efficient and appropriate format to express the scope...

... --> 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 traditional print or digital spheres. Such new possibilities can, for example...

... 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 It is hoped that from the papers in this special issue...

...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...

... royalty free right to reproduce, distribute, display, and perform this work in any format”. Copyright law states that the copyright owner in a literary work, such as an e‐print, is usually the author. However, if a third party makes a significant contribution to the work, they could become a joint...