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Copyright information queries in the health sciences: trends and implications from the Ohio State University.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper presents the results of data gathered on copyright questions asked at an academic health sciences library.

Methods

Collected data include questioner's status or discipline, the subject of the questions, the types of activities that the questioners were engaged in, the communication mode, and the length of time it took to answer the questions.

Results

Overall results showed most questions were about permissions. Staff asked the most questions, followed by faculty and students.

Conclusions

Copyright education is needed at universities, and further analysis of queries will determine the direction of the education.

SUBMITTER: Gilliland AT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3988760 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Copyright information queries in the health sciences: trends and implications from the Ohio State University.

Gilliland Anne T AT Bradigan Pamela S PS

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 20140401 2

<h4>Objective</h4>This paper presents the results of data gathered on copyright questions asked at an academic health sciences library.<h4>Methods</h4>Collected data include questioner's status or discipline, the subject of the questions, the types of activities that the questioners were engaged in, the communication mode, and the length of time it took to answer the questions.<h4>Results</h4>Overall results showed most questions were about permissions. Staff asked the most questions, followed b ...[more]

PMID: 24860269

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