International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
IJALIS
ISSN: 2360-7858
Vol. 11(5), pp. 183 --192 July, 2023.
ISSN: 2360-7858
https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2023215
Full Length Research
Copyright Law Compliance among Library Personnel in University Libraries in South-East, Nigeria.
Happiness Ogochukwu NWORIE1 and Prof. Anthonia Ukamaka ECHEDOM2
1Department of Library and Inforation Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Nigeria. 2Department of Library and Information Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria
Corresponding author’s E-mail: honworie@gmail.com
Accepted 22 June 2023
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Abstract |
This study investigated copyright law compliance among librarians in university libraries in South-East, Nigeria based on the provisions of the Copyright Act, 2004. The purpose of the study was to find out aspects of library personnel’s practices that constitute copyright infringement and determine practices that constitute fair dealing of copyrighted materials. The study adopted the descriptive survey design, and the population of the study comprised all the 227 librarians in the 10 federal and state university libraries in South-East, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire adapted from the Copyright Act provisions. Data collected were analysed using simple percentages and mean for the research questions while Chi-Square was used to test the null hypotheses. The study revealed that 70.1% of the librarians in the library attest that reproduced copyrighted materials for educational purposes are not destroyed in their library and 53.3% of the librarians indicated that duplication of an information material is allowed in their libraries if there were inadequate funding for acquisition of library materials unfortunately. The null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance showed that copyright law violation practices and the doctrine of fair dealing for copyrighted works in the libraries differ significantly from federal and state owned universities; therefore, the null hypotheses were rejected. The study concludes therefore that the university libraries engage in copyright law violation. The study strongly recommends that the university libraries should engage a copyright expert/librarian who will provide copyright guidance based on the Copyright Act 2004.
Keywords: Compliance, Copyright law, Fair dealings, University libraries, Librarians, personnel
| Cite This Article As: NWORIE, H.O., ECHEDOM, A.U. (2023). Copyright Law Compliance among Library Personnel in University Libraries in South-East, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 11(5): 183-192 | |