"INTRODUCTION Copyright law is an increasingly important aspect of managing an academic library. This study investigated the copyright knowledge level of academic library deans and directors and their perceptions of how it affects their abilities to oversee the development and enforcement of copyright-related library policies. The perceived adequacy of the copyright training currently available in library schools was also examined. Weiterlesen
"Das Prinzip des Open Access wird in der bibliothekarischen Praxis vorrangig anhand von rechtlichen, technischen, finanziellen und strukturellen Fragestellungen thematisiert. Dieser Beitrag untersucht die ethischen Aspekte von Open Access angesichts der Bedeutung dieses Prinzips für den freien Zugang zu Informationen anhand eines Vergleichs der ethischen Kodizes der Berufsverbände Bibliothek und Information Deutschland (BID), American Library Assocation (ALA) und International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)."
""Open Access" lautet schon seit einiger Zeit das Zauberwort in der Wissenschaft. Dahinter steht die Vorstellung, dass Forschungsarbeiten in Zukunft überall digital verfügbar sind und nicht länger ihren Weg über die herkömmlichen Verlage nehmen müssen. "
"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the current status of open access initiatives in Turkey.
Design/methodology/approach – The author has conducted extensive research on the subject, which is supplemented by his own professional experience with resource sharing activities in Turkey. Weiterlesen
"Purpose – Although the "open access" and "bibliography" appear to be contradictory concepts, as the first applies to the idea of direct and unrestricted access and the use of the resources' content and the latter refers to the list of resources' descriptions, the issue of open access to bibliography is widely discussed by the librarians' community nowadays. This paper aims to elaborate on the subject of the Polish national bibliographic agency's approach along with its experiences and problems. Weiterlesen
