Libraries, licensing and the challenge of stewardship

Stewardship has always figured predominantly in the mission of libraries. This paper discusses major findings and implications of a study of licensing in U.S. academic libraries. The data suggests that not all libraries are accepting their heritage role — that is, they are not planning for long–term preservation and access for their growing licensed digital collections and resources. Instead they rely increasingly on third parties to perform this fundamental function. This shift may have far–reaching implications for long–term preservation and access to the world’s knowledge and cultural and historical record

Business · Cultural heritage · Digital Preservation · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · World Wide Web · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Library Science and Information Systems

• The Pre-Internet Downloading Controversy

  Kristin R Eschenfelder, Anuj C Desai et al.•The Information Society•2011

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