Copyright and Fair Use Resources for Undergraduates: A Content Analysis of Academic Libraries' Websites
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- February 28, 2019
- Creator
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Collins, Katherine M.
- Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
- Abstract
- Using content analysis, this study examines what information on copyright and fair use academic libraries offer users through their websites, with a particular focus on undergraduate information needs. This was done by analyzing the websites of thirty-three academic libraries, selected from the list of the member institutions of the Association of Research Libraries. The results of this exploratory study show that while most libraries provide general educational information on copyright, they do not fully explain all aspects of copyright and fair use. Particularly lacking are resources that help undergraduate creators understand what they can and cannot do under fair use. For academic libraries to support undergraduates in becoming effective information users and creators, they should offer resources that fully educate undergraduate students on their rights and responsibilities as both creators and consumers of information.
- Date of publication
- March 2012
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- DOI
- Resource type
- Rights statement
- In Copyright
- Advisor
- Jones, Paul
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Language
- Extent
- 47
- Deposit record
- abb1808a-3405-4d7b-866b-f35807dc08b2
- Access right
- Open access
- Date uploaded
- March 6, 2013
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