legal info management in the era of advanced technology
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Advancing Information and Communications Technology for the People
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Informaton Management in the Era of Advanced
Technology
Rick Bahague
Legal Information for Librarians: Basis for Effective Library Management
24 October 2011Teachers Camp, Leonard Wood Rd.,
Baguio City
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Our Agenda
● Introduction● A brief on Information Systems● Libraries and Librarians● Technology in Information Management● Legal Issues in Information Management● Libraries to the Future
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Local Libraries as Information Access Points
● 12% computer penetration● 4 telephone line per 1M population● 7 out of 10 Filipinos have access to internet
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Activities online
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Digital Divide
● Limited access to information in rural areas using technology
● If access is available, technology should be used to organize, coordinate, study, deliver services, encourage transparency in governance and harness technology to advance people's struggles
● Local libraries as access points of information
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Leveraging Technology
● Libraries are yet to take advantage of information and communications technology (ICT)
● How many of our local libraries actually have online searchable selections? ● Use of Library Information Management System
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Information Systems
● Ancient “information systems” through● oral traditions● Writings
● Early information systems● Temple collections● Government and royal archives● Organized business or economic records● Family or genealogical papers
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Garbage In. Garbage Out.
● Information system is an integrated workflow● collecting, ● storing, ● processing, ● and communicating information
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Information System and Technology
● Technology has also facilitated access to various informaton systems.● Online newspapers● Online journals● Digital libraries
● Requires new skills to build, operate and maintain such systems.
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Librarians and Libraries
● Libraries must not remain as edifces housing collectons of serials, periodicals, books and other archives.
● Must have updated collectons● Must transcend its image of being a “boring” place
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Libraries and Librarians v2.0
● Transform into an environment where learners and researchers are guided to information they need
● Be an active research and learning partner of education institutions
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Libraries and Librarians v2.0
● “must contnue to perform one of the most important functon it now performs in the print-on-paper world: to organize the universe of resources in such a way that those most likely to be of value to the user community”
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Libraries and Librarians v2.0
● Librarians' skills in cataloguing, classifcaton, indexing, enquiry work and user educaton [5] is much needed to organize the ocean of informaton in the era of technology.
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Libraries and Librarians v2.0
● Technology has speed up the retrieval of informaton
● it has also drown researchers and learners whom are not able to discern relevant or irrelevant informaton.
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Libraries and Librarians v2.0
● librarians should be advocates of freedom of informaton
● Libraries should be a haven for freedom of informaton
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TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
● Integrated Library Systems like Koha – local libraries will improve in collecton and retrieval of informaton with this tool.
● Digital Libraries – there is a growing trend in publicatons where materials are only produced in digital formats.
● Digitzaton projects – various digitzaton eforts are being undertaken by diferent organizatons.
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TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
● Open Access Initatves – is the publicaton of works without copyright restrictons.
● Open Content – is similar to open access but allows modifcaton of the work.
● Optcal media archives
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TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
● Wikipedia and other open content compilaton like Khan Academy
● Syndicaton of online contents – rss of news, educatonal materials covering a range of topics.
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Legal Issues in Information Management
● Most legal restrictons in informaton management are to protect copyright
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Legal Issues in Information Management
The Philippine Consttuton of 1987 (Artcle III Sec 7) states:
“The right of the people to informaton on maters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to ofcial records, and to documents, and papers pertaining to ofcial acts, transactons, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be aforded the citzen, subject to limitatons as may be provided by law.”
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Legal Issues in Information Management
Public Libraries and Reading Centers Act 2004
“Every congressional district, city and municipality should establish public libraries and reading centers. These centers are mandated to provide a wide array of reading materials and be used for audiovisual presentatons in the community.”
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Intellectual Property Code
● Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8293) ("RA 8293 ")
The State recognizes that an efectve intellectual and industrial property system is vital to the development of domestc and creatve actvity, facilitates transfer of technology, atracts foreign investments, and ensures market access for our products. It shall protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientsts, inventors, artsts and other gifed citzens to their intellectual property and creatons, partcularly when benefcial to the people, for such periods as provided in this Act. “
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Intellectual Property Rights
● copyrights and related rights, ● trademark and service marks,● geographic indicatons, ● industrial designs, ● patents, ● layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits ● protecton of undisclosed informaton
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IPR Code
● Instead of facilitatng access to educatonal materials and informaton, the IPR code has restricted access to it.
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Creative Commons
● The Creative Commons licenses enable copyright holders to:● grant some or all of their rights to the public while
retaining others through a variety of licensing and contract schemes including dedication to the public domain or open content licensing terms.
● The intention is to avoid the problems current copyright laws create for the sharing of information.
● The project provides several free licenses that copyright owners can use when releasing their works on the Web.
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Creative Commons
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E-Commerce Act 2000
● defnes penaltes to piracy through the use of telecommunicatons networks, such as the internet.
● Criminalizes hacking/cracking
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Optical Media Act 2003
● Restrictons on ● unregulated mastering, ● manufacture, ● replicaton, ● importaton and exportaton of optcal media
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Libraries to the Future● Privacy, censorship and copyright respect● Accessibility● Freedom of Information● Start using Free and Open Source Software
● Library information management system● Document processing
● Advocate and Use Open Access and Open Content materials
● Network and Internet Use
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Libraries to the Future
● While there are legal issues to be followed, libraries and librarians should primarily consider facilitatng informaton access to the people.
● Libraries and librarians should combine technology and fundamental skills in informaton management to provide service to consttuents.
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