Social Economic and Legal Issues in Digital Libraries Group 7:

Social Economic and Legal Issues in Digital Libraries Group 7: Graham Hill Bianna Ine Matthew McGovern Francine Pfeffer

Social Impact of Digital Libraries Technology gap (Digital divide) Affluent communities better connected Level of educational opportunity based on connectivity Who gets access to the information Library as a meeting place Social gathering Sense of community Digital community expands beyond physical Do you really know who you’re connecting with?

Economic Issues in Digital Libraries Cost of Access vs. Open Access Open Access Yahoo, InfoSeek, Government Departments Restricted Access Value-added services, Electronic Publishing Reason for Controlling Access Expectation of Revenues Donated Materials Confidential Private Collections Adding, Changing, and Deleting Content; Metadata Time Constraints

Cost of Access vs. Open Access, cont. Elements of Access Management Policies, Users, Digital Materials, Access Legal Restrictions, Licenses from Publishers Authorization of Users Authentication Login and Passwords Where is the User? Physical Characteristics Attributes of Digital Material Materials Licensed from a Publisher Donated Collections

Economic Issues In Digital Libraries Short-term costs of digitization Equipment Professional development/training Long-term costs of digitization Maintenance/upkeep of equipment Continued training Hiring of more staff Cost of digital sources Cost of maintaining print and digital together Preservation costs

Legal Issues In Digital Libraries Liability content Intellectual Property Rights Copyright First Sale Fair Use Licensing access after license expires

OTHER PROBLEMS Digital persistence Lack of Standards Interoperability Developing user-oriented interfaces Integration of digital and traditional resources

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