An examination of the copyright clearance activities in UK Higher Education  

Oleh:

Gadd, Elizabeth

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science vol. 33 no. 3 (2008), page 112-125.
Fulltext: 112.pdf (1.59MB)

Isi artikel

Reports results of a questionnaire survey of 57 persons with copyright clearance functions in UK higher education organizations and beyond. Of the total sample, 51 (89 per cent) were from Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and 6 were from Further Education (FE) colleges, public libraries or specific projects requiring clearance. The survey was followed up by case study interviews. This article provides an overview of the clearance process used in UK HEIs, including: who clears rights and where; what materials were being cleared and for what purpose; and what licences and clearing houses were used. The clearance procedures themselves were examined, including; receiving requests from internal customers, tracing rights holders, sending requests, rights holder response times and chasing, refusals and unanswered requests, and the terms of permission, including cost. Survey results indicated that rights clearance is a complex and time-consuming process and two-thirds of responding HEIs involved at least two staff members on the task. On average an HEI submits over 400 clearance requests per year, one-third of which require chasing, five per cent of which are never answered at all. The clearance process itself is lengthy, requiring a minimum of ten distinct steps. There are up to 14 different copyright licences to get to grips with and there is clearly room for improvement with some clearing houses.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali