Copyright Educational Services and Information in Academic Libraries

Abstract

Library and information science literature tells a story of the recent surge in creation the copyright librarian positions in academic libraries from identification of need to construction of job responsibilities and position requirements. This article seeks to continue the story by identifying what information materials and services the librarians responsible for providing copyright assistance have created at their libraries, and how those services are delivered to their institutions. An examination of 115 library websites is employed to identify topics and foci within copyright services with the goal of establishing commonalities of service among U.S. research one libraries that can be used to inform new service development.

Copyright literacy of library and information science professionals in Pakistan

“…Copyright information is an integral part of the services provided by academic libraries, which indicates the importance of copyright and its related issues in LIS education. There is a continuous increase on the topic of copyright in the LIS literature (Schmidt, 2019). Arias Coello et al (2020) note several studies that have analysed the inclusion of copyright in the LIS curriculum.…”

Copyright literacy and LIS education: analysis of its inclusion in the curricula of master's degree programs

“…This situation is acknowledged by academic librarians, who first individually and later as an institution, have gradually taken on new functions as educators and advisors for their users, faculty and students, about everything related to copyright and teaching or research activities. Indeed, first in the US and subsequently in other countries, especially Anglo-Saxon ones, we now find the figure of “copyright officer” within academic libraries ( Ferullo, 2004 ; Dames, 2008 ; Albitz, 2013 ; Jaguszewski and Williams, 2013 ; Frederiksen, 2015 ; Kawooya2015 ; Patterson, 2016 ), attaining such a level of development that they have created their own units within the structure of university libraries: copyright offices ( Crews, 2014 ; Schmidt, 2019 ; Fernández-Molina et al., 2020 ). Still, in order to perform this new professional role with some assurance of success, librarians must have sufficient knowledge about copyright, not just basic notions.…”