Jing Wang

Christopher Brown

Peter Fletcher

Xiaoli Li

Grace Agnew

Karen Smith-Yoshimura

Janifer Gatenby

Kate Byrne

Matt Carruthers

Stephen Hearn

Marina Muilwijk

Chiat Naun Chew

John Riemer

Roderick Sadler

Glen Wiley

Kayla Willey

This report focuses on organizational identifiers from the perspective of academic institutions. Their ranks and reputation often determine their success in obtaining funding and attracting or retaining faculty. Identifiers provide the "glue" for institutions and funder systems to support comparing and ranking the outputs of the research process; assessing the impact of grants between institutions and their funders; and tracking and collating publications between researchers and their publishers. The report outlines a number of scenarios where the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) can be used to disambiguate organizations, including real-world examples.

Addressing the Challenges with Organizational Identifiers and ISNI

This book provides an overview of digital rights management (DRM), including: an overview of terminology and issues facing libraries, plus an overview of the technology including standards and off-the-shelf products. It discusses the role and implications of DRM for existing library services, such as integrated library management systems, electronic reserves, commercial database licenses, digital asset management systems and digital library repositories. It also discusses the impact that DRM ‘trusted system’ technologies, already in use in complementary areas, such as course management systems and web-based digital media distribution, may have on libraries. It also discusses strategies for implementing DRM in libraries and archives for safeguarding intellectual property in the web environment. A practical guide that places DRM within the context of the services and practices of the library and offers guidance on getting started An understandable overview of the technologies and standards involved in digital rights management An overview of the DRM landscape beyond libraries, with an emphasis on how this landscape impacts libraries and shapes DRM generally. In particular, the e-learning and digital media distribution arenas are embracing DRM, with significant potential impact

A Librarian’s Guide to Technology and Practise

Digital Rights Management

Grace Agnew

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