Lincoln University Library
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Date Received: 2003-02-18
Original version: Digital Copyright: Position Paper Submissions: No. 07: Lincoln University Library [85KB PDF]
Submission to the Ministry of Economic Development on Digital Technology and the Copyright Act 1994 Postion Paper, December 2002
- Lincoln University Library would like to congratulate the Ministry for the fair and balanced views represented in the position paper, which would go a long way towards providing workable solutions to some of the copyright problems that arise in the digital environment.
- We endorse the views and comments made by LIANZA (The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) in its submissions on the position paper, 13 January 2003, and the submission from CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians). We would like to reinforce our support specifically for the following:
Section C: Educational Institutions, Libraries and Archives
Para. 164a &171: Should libraries and archives be able to digitise material for preservation purposes? We consider that section 55 (1)(a) of the Act should be extended to allow digitising of entire collections for archival purposes whether or not they are currently at risk. For example digitisation of a thesis collection could be desirable in order to preserve the collection in a format not subject to deterioration.
Paragraph 169: We recommend that the definition of copying in the Act be amended to make it clear that digital copying is included in the definition in S.55 of the Act.
Paragraph 174-175: We consider it imperative that digitised material "made available by the copyright owner" be available through restricted remote access. It is common practice for access to course material be restricted by passwords to registered bona fide students and this should apply to digitised copyright cleared material.
We also endorse the proposal in the LIANZA submission (para. 35) that the Act be amended to permit educational institutions to copy materials in to electronic format for educational purposes and to provide access via an authenticated intranet.
Interloan
We strongly support the LIANZA recommendations in this area.
Paragraph 179: We support the suggestion that the requesting library be required to make a copyright declaration that the request, whether supplied in print of digital format, meets the requirements of the Act. Most other libraries already do this. As suppliers we also include a copyright statement on all copies supplied, whether in print or digital format.
Caching
Para. 181: We support a restriction on the length of time a web site may be cached, but from our perspective would prefer a longer time, e.g. 9 months or 1 year in order to fit better with the teaching timetable. Students may need access to a site not just for the actual length of their course, but also for revision purposes for examinations and assignments and a particular course may be offered in more than one semester. A range of options would be preferable.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Lindsay Ainsworth, User Services Librarian
Sue Colyer, Deputy Librarian
Lincoln University Library
17 February 2003
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