Purpose – This editorial seeks to compare the German Bibliothekartag, the American Library Association Annual Meeting, and the International Federation of Library Associations meeting. Design/methodology/approach – The ...

One purpose of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is to deal with the multiplication of metadata types in recent years, and especially metadata that deal with non-paper materials, including audiovisual ...

Nach Morton White können wir die holistische Quine/Duhem-These auf ethische Sätze genauso anwenden wie auf wissenschaftliche. Demzufolge mögen sich die meisten ethische Sätze zwar nicht einzeln testen lassen, wohl aber im ...

The purpose is to investigate: 1) how many journal titles are both in LOCKSS and in Portico? 2) what is the relationship of small publishers to LOCKSS/CLOCKSS and Portico? 2) what is the relationship of large publishers ...

This column examines a “non-legislative” report on “Fair use guidelines for educational multimedia”. Although the guidelines have serious flaws, they offer several positive features: they recognize that fair use applies ...

Spinozas These „Wer eine wahre Idee hat, weiß zugleich, dass er eine wahre Idee hat“ hat zahlreiche Interpreten dazu bewogen, ihm eine ernsthafte Auseinandersetzung mit dem Skeptizismus abzusprechen. Es scheint, als würde ...

Dass Open Access aus Sicht der Wissenschaft grundsätzlich wünschenswert ist, darin besteht kaum mehr ein Zweifel. Wenn es an die konkrete Umsetzung geht, werden allerdings Vorbehalte laut. Einer der am häufigsten geäußerte ...

Abstract: Purpose – To introduce the special theme issue on “Content management systems”. Design/methodology/approach – Each of the articles in the theme are described in brief. Findings – The articles cover a range of ...

Purpose – The purpose of this column is to look at how US copyright law deals with facts and what can reasonably be considered as a fact. Design/methodology/approach – The US statutes and case law are examined, as well ...

Purpose – This editorial aims to discuss how technology has transformed the cultural map for libraries so that experiences in Taiwan, Iran, India, Greece, or New Zealand are relevant anywhere in the developed world. ...