Distribution of full-text electronic information raises major issues that are important to content rightsholders, authors, publishers, libraries, and users. Issues include rights and permissions, statistical reporting (and potential privacy issues), fee collection, and ensuring the right of fair use.
The implementation of a system to handle online library reserve materials offers a microcosm of the problems that arise when trying to implement such a system. In this talk Brett Butler will describe the issues involved in creating a system in an academic library environment. He will discuss the various important modules and what they need to do, and give examples from a system he has helped design. And he will discuss how to assure publishers and rightsholders that this kind of electronic distribution of content will not threaten their interests.
Brett Butler is an industry pioneer in library automation, networking, and
was founding president of Information Access Corporation, the developer of
comprehensive general reference databases. As director of development for
the Memex Research Institute he was one of the earliest to work on
development of the electronic library concept, whose function was the
digitizing of currently available library holdings. He has also served as
president of InFour. Mr Butler is currently the Managing Director of
Contec North America.