Copyright information queries in the health sciences: trends and implications from the Ohio State University

摘要

Objective: This paper presents the results of datagathered on copyright questions asked at an academichealth sciences library.Methods: Collected data include questioner's statusor discipline, the subject of the questions, the types ofactivities that the questioners were engaged in, thecommunication mode, and the length of time it tookto answer the questions.Results: Overall results showed most questions wereabout permissions. Staff asked the most questions,followed by faculty and students.Conclusions: Copyright education is needed atuniversities, and further analysis of queries willdetermine the direction of the education