Citation:
Aguirre, V. (2011). Ensuring access to information: a librarian’s dilemma. Journal of Philippine Librarianship, UP Diliman : Q.C.
Abstract
Since librarians and information professionals play an important role in the dissemination of information, they must be equipped and they must learned the very concept of information ethics such as plagiarism, intellectual property and censorship. Atty. Aguirre discussed the reasons on how authorship as well as other information ethics serve as barriers in information access.
The study presented the distinctions between copyright and intellectual property. Copyright is a legal term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works while intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. On the other hand, she also delineated plagiarism from copyright infringement. Using even a small amount of a work written by someone else without attribution is plagiarism, but to be guilty of copyright infringement, the amount copied must be in some sense substantial. Part of the study also mentioned the roles of the librarians in balancing access and restrictions.
3 Things I Learned
As an information professional, it is my duty to provide access to information as well as to protect the intellectual property of the authors.
There are plenty of ways to balance copyright and access to information such as proactive role in the development of fair use doctrine, library instruction, etc.
Information literacy should be integrated in the curriculum so that students will be able to know how to properly access information.
Application
It is my duty as a librarian to balance information access for our students. And it is my duty as an information user to practice these principles by heart and with the best of my intention and ability.
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