Reform of UK copyright law and its benefits for libraries

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Interlending and resource sharing in UK public libraries: A mixed methods study

“…As has been noted, matters are complicated by the imposition of different restrictions for various types of users (Appleyard, 2015). It should be noted here that UK copyright law has recently changed (Cornish, 2015), and whilst there is still no explicit legal provision for ILL, the legislation does in practice deal with interlibrary supply, and introduces simpler processes (e.g. the electronic submission of declaration forms), thereby reducing librarians’ workloads.…”

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: No 89

“…Many more organisations can now enjoy these privileges, and the administration of them has been considerably simplified, (Cornish, 2015).…”

“…The changes introduced by the UK Government represent a seismic shift in the way copyright affects libraries and similar institutions. Many more organisations can now enjoy these privileges, and the administration of them has been considerably simplified, (Cornish, 2015).…”

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 90

“…The law now specifically states that any clause in a contract or licence that imposes these restrictions will be considered invalid. For example, libraries can now transmit an article directly from a licensed journal data base to another library rather than being compelled to print, scan and then transmit the printed copy (Cornish, 2015).…”