Copyright and Cultural Institutions (2009)

Title: Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Editor: Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, and Andrew T. Kenyon

Publisher: Cornell University Library Press

Year: 2009

Pages: 275

Link: http://ssrn.com/... (PDF , 2.04 Mb)

Abstract:

Digital communications technologies have led to fundamental changes in the ways that cultural institutions fulfil their public missions of access, preservation, research, and education. Institutions are developing publicly-accessible websites in which users can visit online exhibitions, search collection databases, access images of collection items, and in some cases create their own digital content. Digitization, however, also raises the possibility of copyright infringement. “Copyright and Digitization” aims to assist understanding and compliance with copyright law across libraries, archives, and museums. It discusses the exclusive rights of the copyright owner, the major exemptions used by cultural heritage institutions, and stresses the importance of “risk assessment” when conducting any digitization project. It also includes two cases studies, examining digitizing oral histories and student work. As well as free availability here, print copies are available for purchase via createspace.

Table of Contents (short version):

1. Introduction

2. Copyright Fundamentals

3. Duration and Ownership of Copyright

4. Exclusive Rights and Infringement

5. Fair Use and Other Exemptions

6. The Libraries and Archives Exemptions

7. Copyright Permissions and Licenses

8. Locating Copyright Owners

9. Other Types of Intellectual Property, Contracts, and Jurisdictional Issues

10. Risk Management: How to Digitize Safely

11. Case Study 1: Interviews and Oral Histories

12. Case Study 2: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Papers

Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials (2004)

Title: Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access: Creation of Production Master Files – Raster Images
Authors: Steven Puglia, Jeffrey Reed, and Erin Rhodes
Publisher: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Year: 2004
Pages: 87
Link: http://archives.gov/... (pdf, 1.59 Mb)

Scope:

The NARA Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access define approaches for creating digital surrogates for facilitating access and reproduction; they are not considered appropriate for preservation reformatting to create surrogates that will replace original records. The Technical Guidelines presented here are based on the procedures used by the Digital Imaging Lab of NARA’s Special Media Preservation Laboratory for digitizing archival records and the creation of production master image files, and are a revision of the 1998 “NARA Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials for Electronic Access”, which describes the imaging approach used for NARA’s pilot Electronic Access Project. [...]

Article: Direct Digital Image Capture (2005)

Title: Direct Digital Image Capture: Current Practices and Problems
Author: Charles Rhyne
Reference: Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation, Vol. XXI (June 2005), pp. 214-219
Link: http://academic.reed.edu/... (html)

Abstract:

To document current practices, a survey was conducted of digital imaging procedures currently used at American Museums, Libraries, Archives, and other cultural institutions. Over forty institutions submitted answers to the questionnaire. Because no comparable survey has been conducted, the results should be of considerable interest to cultural institutions, indeed to anyone interested in high quality digital photography.

Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums (2009)

Title: Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Authors: Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, and Andrew T. Kenyon
Publisher: Cornell University Library
Pages: 275 pages
Year: 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-935995-10-7
Licence: Creative commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States
File: PDF, 1.74 Mb
Site: http://hdl.handle.net/...

Abstract:
Digital communications technologies have led to fundamental changes in the ways that cultural institutions fulfil their public missions of access, preservation, research, and education. Institutions are developing publicly-accessible websites in which users can visit online exhibitions, search collection databases, access images of collection items, and in some cases create their own digital content. Digitization, however, also raises the possibility of copyright infringement. “Copyright and Digitization” aims to assist understanding and compliance with copyright law across libraries, archives, and museums. It discusses the exclusive rights of the copyright owner, the major exemptions used by cultural heritage institutions, and stresses the importance of “risk assessment” when conducting any digitization project. It also includes two cases studies, examining digitizing oral histories and student work. As well as free availability here, print copies are available for purchase via www.createspace.com/3405063.


Contents (short version):

1. Introduction
2. Copyright Fundamentals
3. Duration and Ownership of Copyright
4. Exclusive Rights and Infringement
5. Fair Use and Other Exemptions
6. The Libraries and Archives Exemptions
7. Copyright Permissions and Licenses
8. Locating Copyright Owners
9. Other Types of Intellectual Property, Contracts, and Jurisdictional Issues
10. Risk Management: How to Digitize Safely
11. Case Study 1: Interviews and Oral Histories
12. Case Study 2: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Papers