Social Economic and Legal Issues in Digital Libraries
Social Economic and Legal Issues in Digital Libraries Group 7: Graham Hill Bianna Ine Matthew Mc. Govern Francine Pfeffer
Social Impact of Digital Libraries n Technology gap (Digital divide) Affluent communities better connected n Level of educational opportunity based on connectivity n Who gets access to the information n n Library as a meeting place n Social gathering n Sense of community n Digital community expands beyond physical n Do you really know who you’re connecting with?
Economic Issues in Digital Libraries Cost of Access vs. Open Access n Yahoo, Info. Seek, Government Departments n Restricted Access n Value-added services, Electronic Publishing n Reason for Controlling Access n Expectation of Revenues n Donated Materials n Confidential Private Collections n Adding, Changing, and Deleting Content; Metadata n Time Constraints
Cost of Access vs. Open Access, cont. n Elements of Access Management n Policies, Users, Digital Materials, Access n Legal Restrictions, Licenses from Publishers n Authorization of Users n Authentication n Login and Passwords n Where is the User? n Physical Characteristics n Attributes of Digital Material n Materials Licensed from a Publisher n Donated Collections
Economic Issues In Digital Libraries n Short-term costs of digitization n Equipment n Professional development/training n Long-term costs of digitization n Maintenance/upkeep of equipment n Continued training n Hiring of more staff n Cost of digital sources n Cost of maintaining print and digital together n Preservation costs
Legal Issues In Digital Libraries n Liability n content n Intellectual Property Rights n Copyright n First Sale n Fair Use n Licensing n access after license expires
OTHER PROBLEMS n Digital persistence n Lack of Standards n Interoperability n Developing user-oriented interfaces n Integration of digital and traditional resources
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