Legal and social dynamics of eBook lending in Australia’s public libraries

澳大利亚公共图书馆电子书借阅的法律和社会动态

• 批准号: LP160100387
• 负责人: Prof Rebecca Giblin
• 金额: $ 17.48万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-09-19 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP160100387
• 关键词: Legal; social; dynamics; eBook; lending

Legal and social dynamics of eBook lending in Australia’s public libraries. This project aims to develop an evidence base of quantitative and qualitative data about how eBooks are used in libraries. EBooks have tremendous beneficial potential, particularly for Australians in remote areas and those with impaired mobility or vision. However, libraries’ rights to acquire and lend them are more restricted than for physical books. Libraries and legal, social and data science researchers will investigate eBook lending practices and understand their social impacts. The project will identify ways of reforming policy, law, and practice to help libraries fulfil their public interest missions. This project is expected to enable libraries to extract more value from existing public investments.

澳大利亚公共图书馆电子书借阅的法律和社会动态。该项目旨在开发一个关于电子图书在图书馆中的使用情况的定量和定性数据的证据基础。电子书具有巨大的有益潜力，特别是对偏远地区的澳大利亚人和行动不便或视力有障碍的人。然而，与纸质书相比，图书馆获取和借阅这些书的权利受到更多限制。图书馆以及法律、社会和数据科学研究人员将调查电子书借阅做法，并了解其社会影响。该项目将确定改革政策、法律和实践的方法，以帮助图书馆履行其公共利益使命。该项目预计将使图书馆能够从现有的公共投资中获得更多价值。