Managing Copyright in Digital Collections: A Focus on Creative Commons Licences

Authors

  • Caroline Korbel

Keywords:

Creative Commons, digital rights management, DRM, technological protection measures, TPM, digital collections, public institutions, libraries, educational institutions

Abstract

Digital collections in public institutions can benefit from Creative Commons licenses, as they allow the responsible sharing and use of information online by faculty, students, researchers, and the public at large. This essay outlines the proper management of Creative Commons licenses in the following order: first, the current state of copyright in Canada; second, how the Creative Commons functions and its relation to free culture and Open Access; third, Creative Commons for public institution collections, and not just as a holding body, but as a repository; fourth, tools for managing Creative Commons licences online, including digital rights management (DRM) and technological protection measures (TPMs); and fifth, future impacts of the Creative Commons on digital collections. Creative Commons licences offer libraries that opportunity to expand their patronage and explore broader uses of their collections.

Author Biography

Caroline Korbel

Caroline Korbel is from Calgary, AB. She received her BA in English with a Minor in Art History from Mount Royal University. After graduation, she taught English as a second language in Europe, and worked as a technical writer. Currently, Caroline is currently completing her Masters of Library and Information Studies at Dalhousie and is an intern at the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library. She has a keen interest in copyright law and the Creative Commons.

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2018-04-11

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