Academic Libraries and Copyright: Unveiling Inadequacies of Current Law Through the Analysis of Processes Included in Quality Management Systems

Most information resources that make up university library collections are copyrighted works, which means that conflicts between such rights and the activities of libraries are common. The development of the digital setting has affected both sectors. On the one hand, it has led to changes in copyrig...

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Published in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2017-05, Vol.43 (3), p.184-192
Main Authors: Fernández-Molina, Juan-Carlos, Pérez-Pulido, Margarita, Herrera-Morillas, José-Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
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Academic libraries
Copyright
Information resources
Information services
Legislation
Management Systems
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Summary:Most information resources that make up university library collections are copyrighted works, which means that conflicts between such rights and the activities of libraries are common. The development of the digital setting has affected both sectors. On the one hand, it has led to changes in copyright legislation; on the other, it has affected the services provided by libraries, as they adapt to the new needs of users and to the characteristics of digital information. This paper aims to discover where the main points of collision between the two sides lie, and to what extent they are adequately resolved by the present legislation governing copyright. To this end we use a list of the main processes of academic libraries taken from quality manuals of a sample of Spanish university libraries. The results make manifest that the evolution of both sides is not yet balanced, and important maladjustments interfere with an adequate provision of services in academic libraries. Some are resolved through new legal proposals, but for many others there is no proper solution in sight.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2017.03.006