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Download full textMaceviciute, Elena; Borg, Martin; Kuzminiene, Ramune; Konrad, Katie – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: Our aim is to compare the advantages and problems of e-book acquisition identified in research literature to those experienced by two Swedish university libraries. Method: A literature review was used to identify the main issues related to acquisition of e-books by academic libraries. The data for comparison were collected through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Learning
Open Forum, 1998
Highlights key aspects of and issues related to the "Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998," a bill passed by the U.S. Senate on May 14, 1998. Discussion includes banning of black boxes (i.e., technological-protection measures such as tv signal scramblers), fair-use protection, identification of copyrighted works, protection for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Coding, Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights)
Mintz, Anne P. – Database, 1993
Considers electronic online access to newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. Legal factors discussed include license agreements and copyright; financial factors include royalties, pricing, and publisher priorities; and technological factors include keyed versus electronic copy, electronic delivery, graphics, telecommunications, and image-based…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Costs, Economic Factors
Direct linkChou, Min; Zhou, Oliver – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
The increasing popularity of digital information has brought great convenience to library patrons. It has, however, posed challenges to libraries in achieving their major missions, i.e., preservation and dissemination of information. The underlying reasons for this phenomenon are dichotomous: the restrictions imposed by electronic information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Certification, Online Vendors
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1998
This Congressional hearing transcript presents testimony on how to best combat the risk of copyright infringement facing content providers on the Internet. The Internet enables users to reproduce perfectly and distribute globally copies of the digital works that represent some of the most valuable products of American creativity. While some of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Downloading, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedWoodsworth, Anne; Hoffman, Ellen – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Discusses issues that must be addressed by universities in order to ensure access to information resources by students and faculty, and possible roles of academic libraries within the electronic environment. Topics covered include the changing face of knowledge, costs of information technology, copyrights, and universities as organizations. (14…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, College Environment, Copyrights
