The ethics of library resource sharing in the digital age

Posner, Beth

doi:10.1108/02641611211239614

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“…Google's stated mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible." 18 It is inconceivable that any one library would be able to make such a statement; however, collaboration among libraries could conceivably be competitive with Google.…”

Section: System and Institutional Levelmentioning

confidence: 96%

Applying the Critical Theory of Library Technology to Distance Library Services

Brumfield

2010

Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learn

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The re-envisioning of libraries as information leaders in higher education requires an examination of the decisions made in the acquisition and adoption of library technology. The Critical Theory of Library Technology offers a framework for viewing technology decisions through a social, economic and political perspective. This paper uses the Critical Theory of Library Technology to open discourse on the varying levels of impact of distance library technology, suggesting that an application of the theory brings with it a set of questions that libraries may need to address.

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Section: System and Institutional Levelmentioning

confidence: 96%

Applying the Critical Theory of Library Technology to Distance Library Services

Brumfield

2010

Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learn

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“…In a certain way, it would reflect liberal policy with a strict minimum of public service. Here at last, the legal question meets ethical issues and political choices (Posner, 2012): Is the library service a right for all citizens? Is resource-sharing part of the library's core service?…”

Section: Don't Worry Be Happymentioning

confidence: 99%

Open access and document supply

Schöpfel

2014

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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International audiencePurpose– This paper aims to provide an overview and update of what one actually knows about the impact of open access on inter-lending and document supply.Design/methodology/approach– A review of recent papers, published after the Berlin Declaration on Open Access in 2003.Findings– Everything seems to oppose document supply and open access. Open access has contributed to the recent decline of interlibrary loan (ILL) and document supply requests but is not the only reason and probably not the most important. Open repositories and open-access journals have the potential to substitute ILL and document supply; yet for different reasons, including legal compliance, this substitution remains of limited interest. ILL and document supply institutions have started to integrate open access into their workflow and service provision in different ways, and the paper provides a conceptual framework with some perspectives for further service development.Originality/value– Paradoxically, relatively few papers make the link between open access and document supply, with empirical and/or conceptual elements. This paper proposes a synthesis and opens perspectives for future development and research

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“…Posner (Posner, 2007) examines what Google and other web-based information services have meant for resource sharing. One role of the library is to provide information at no cost to the patron, in a world in which all people can"t afford computers or connections.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Looking at resource sharing costs

Leon

Kress

2012

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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Purpose -This paper is the result of a small cost study of resource sharing services in 23 North American libraries. Trends that have affected resource sharing costs since the last comprehensive study are discussed. Design/methodology approach -Selected libraries were approached for this phase of study. A pilot phase helped to clarify the cost and service definitions while revising the database which served as the data collection instrument. Findings -Immediate access to electronic items at point of use has resulted in user demand for faster turnaround for physical materials. This in turn has led to increased costs for ILL technology and shipping. Costs have decreased but continue to show a noticeable disparity between higher ILL Borrowing mean costs compared to ILL Lending. The data also clearly supports the perception that patron initiated Circ to Circ module transactions are lower than ILL. Originality/value -Libraries have been using cost data that is almost ten years old. While this study is small, the data provides an updated benchmark to assist libraries in making effective decisions regarding resource sharing. The study illustrates a range of costs which reinforce the need for libraries to investigate their own average costs for optimal decisions.

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The ethics of library resource sharing in the digital age

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Applying the Critical Theory of Library Technology to Distance Library Services

Applying the Critical Theory of Library Technology to Distance Library Services

Open access and document supply

Looking at resource sharing costs

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