Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100387

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP160100387

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Legal and social dynamics of eBook lending in Australia’s public libraries. Legal and social dynamics of eBook lending in Australia’s public libraries. This project aims to develop an evidence base of quantitative and qualitative data about how eBooks are used in libraries. EBooks have tremendous beneficial potential, particularly for Australians in remote areas and those with impaired mobility or vision. However, libraries’ rights to acquire and lend them are more restricted than for physical books. Libraries and legal, social and data science researchers will investigate eBook lending practices and understand their social impacts. The project will identify ways of reforming policy, law, and practice to help libraries fulfil their public interest missions. This project is expected to enable libraries to extract more value from existing public investments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-09-2016

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $252,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies | Law | Pattern Recognition and Data Mining | Intellectual Property Law |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Library and Archival Services

Other Keywords

Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies | Intellectual Property Law | Law | Library and Archival Services | Pattern Recognition and Data Mining

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