...Farhat Jabeen; Shafiq Ur Rehman; Amara Malik Purpose Copyright laws have a significant impact on higher education, as it is crucial for teachers, students and university libraries to use copyrighted material ethically and legally. With the recent growth of the digital environment, copyright has...

..., legally binding contracts concluded between two or more parties, whereby a party supplies a given product for use and grants user rights. Thus, exceptions and limitations for libraries provided by copyright law have become “licence to use” under contract law. Such a shift of perspective is likely...

... and the legal agreement between the copyright holders and the State and University Library. Findings – The service already covers 82 per cent of the Danish population. Originality/value – The digital article service is a rather unique service, especially regarding the delivery of articles from...

...Graham Peter Cornish Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of copyright law changes in the UK, especially as they affect interlibrary loan. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of new legislation were tested against interlibrary needs. Findings – The new laws...

... with delivering documents electronically in an increasingly complex technical and legal environment. Katie Birch can be contacted at: birchk@oclc.org © Authors 2014 Academic libraries Document delivery Copyright law Copyright Interlibrary lending Delivery services Interlibrary loan...

... with interlending and document supply as well as such related matters as resource sharing and open access. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 E‐books Copyright Open access Big deals Use data Public libraries The second Poynder interview is with the controversial, some would say contrarian...

...Suhyeon Yoo; Hyesun Kim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current Korean copyright law and its effect on electronic document delivery services in Korea, and to recommend solutions for Korean libraries and information centers. Design/methodology/approach The authors present...

... sessions held at the specified conference, supplemented by presentations, handouts, meeting minutes, and videos posted online after the conference. Originality/value The report summarizes conference events addressing all forms and aspects of resource sharing and related subjects such as copyright...

... by international copyright treaties and regulations, and conducts a comparative analysis of how these concepts have been applied in the legal systems of Germany, the USA, and Canada. Findings The idea of “lending” books is a carryover from the analogue world and applies only to the distribution of tangible...

... given it much favourable coverage in the last quarter. Resistance is growing, particularly in the UK, to the publishers' ability to override copyright law in their contracts with libraries. Originality/value This is the only regular literature review that focuses on document supply and related...

.../methodology/approach The authors use Russian language e‐books and e‐readers as a model for understanding the challenges presented by numerous file formats and e‐reader types, multiple alphabets (e.g. Latin, Cyrillic), and national copyright laws and licensing restrictions. Findings International ILL...

... (Giesecke, 2011). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Copyright Open access Big deals Scholarly communication Usage statistics Interlending Document delivery The section on Open Access (OA) is particularly long in this issue. I make no apology. Freely available articles...

...Robert Tiessen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how interlibrary loan practice and access to electronic resources in Canada are affected by copyright law, copyright collectives, and license agreements. Design/methodology/approach The author summarizes the current Canadian...

.... Findings Resistance to the Big Deals for journals is still growing – in particular because of the current budget cuts that are hitting libraries badly but publishers remain complacent. Interesting movements on the copyright front as the Hargreaves report in the UK is accepted by the government and the STM...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries Copyright Document delivery Document supply Resource sharing How do users find the time to read the millions of downloads that take place? Some sobering thoughts from that famous author Paul Davies (The Goldilocks Enigma, The Eerie...

...Judy Watkins Discusses some of the proposed changes to UK copyright law based on the Consultation Document issued in August 2002 which is intended to implement a recent EU (European Union) Directive. One of the biggest changes is the removal of any copying without permission for commercial purposes...

... constraints, you will still want to be able to lend articles to other libraries but you may not be allowed to do so. Copyright has always been in tension with free speech, since copyright restricts a person’s ability to publish, perform, or otherwise use other people’s works. These restrictions...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Copyright Document supply Litigation Copyright infringement Keywords: Copyright, Document supply, Litigation In November 2001 two global publishers announced the initiation of litigation against Kessler-Hancock Information Services, Inc...

...David Russon This paper reviews the development of UK copyright law since the time the British Library was established, with particular reference to the “fair dealing” and “library” exceptions. At times when copyright laws have been under review publishers have argued for fewer and narrower...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Copyright Document supply Licensing Information services UnCover and copyright Keywords: Copyright, Document supply, Licensing, Information services A two-year-old copyright suit against the UnCover document delivery operation has been...