Copyright as a professional competence for the reference librarian

Authors

  • Eduardo Graziosi Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
  • Daniel Martínez-Ávila
  • Juan Carlos Fernández-Molina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v14i1.4694

Keywords:

Academic library, Copyright, Reference service

Abstract

It discusses copyright as a necessary competence for the academic reference librarian in order to provide guidance on issues related to the ethical and legal use of information. It reviews the topics of “academic library”, “reference service” and “copyright” in relation to the current competencies of reference librarians in academic libraries. Using the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), we identified a sample of copyright offices that represent this new perspective for the reference librarian and analyzed their websites in order to identify current and emerging issues that can be important for the implementation of these services in Brazil and elsewhere. These issues are also considered key competencies related to the service that academic library and reference librarian provide to the community in relation to copyright. We conclude that, based on the analysis of the services and competences that are present in the international libraries, the curricula of the Library and Information Science programs, at least in Brazil, need to be revised in order to address these competences related to copyright and correspondently adjust the education and training of the reference librarians.

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Author Biography

Eduardo Graziosi Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

Bacharel em Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Atuou como bibliotecário no Camargo Silva, Dias de Souza Advogados e foi membro do Grupo de Informação e Documentação Jurídica de São Paulo (GIDJ/SP). Atualmente é bibliotecário da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da Universidade de São Paulo (EESC-USP) e cursa o mestrado em Ciência da Informação na Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP) - Campus de Marília.

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Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Graziosi Silva, E., Martínez-Ávila, D., & Fernández-Molina, J. C. (2020). Copyright as a professional competence for the reference librarian. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 14(1), 79–85. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v14i1.4694

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Articles

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