British Library R & D Report 6180

COPYRIGHT & COURSE BOOKS

A study of policies, practices and attitudes regarding course readers and electronic publishing of learning support materials in Higher Education

Library Information Technology Centre
South Bank University
London

British Library Research and Development Department 1995
(c) The British Library Board 1995
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the British Library.
RDD/G/233
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Contents

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Background to the study

3. Methodology

4. Results - overview

5. Results - specific

librarian survey

`quality manager' survey

publisher survey

literature search

6. Conclusions

7. References

Appendices

(Not available in electronic form)

1. Detail of librarian survey
2. Detail of `quality manager' survey
3. Detail of publisher survey (telephone)
4. Detail of publisher survey (in-depth interviews)
5. Detail of literature search

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