Digital library intellectual property right evaluation and method

Abstract

Purpose

The paper aims to focus on the needs of the digital library.

Design/methodology/approach

Digital library intellectual property right evaluation and method, application scope of commonly used methods, and digital library copyright evaluation and method are analyzed and discussed in the paper.

Findings

The paper finds that, for the electronic resources, the number of copiers, the term of usage, quantity of information, copyright, and the contract with authors should be considered; for technologies used in the digital library, the evaluation should cover the novelty, inventiveness, usefulness, and the access mode. In addition, the quantitative and qualitative should be combined with experience to evaluate virtual library resources and actual resources with stable right of use.

Originality/value

The paper provides recommendations on digital library intellectual property rights evaluation and methods.

Citation

Zhang, W. (2007), "Digital library intellectual property right evaluation and method", The Electronic Library, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470710754788