Copyright and thesis in Africa
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2008-07-09T14:51:19Z
Authors
Ubogu, Felix N.
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Abstract
The paper examines copyright policies on electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in Africa. It is based on a survey of websites of institutions that participated in the Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) pilot project and seven South African universities. None of the DATAD institutions had any copyright information on their websites. Only one South African university had copyright information on its website although it did not provide information on the copyright needs of postgraduate students.
The paper suggests that: (i)web access to the DATAD Guide to Copyright and Intellectual Property Management should be provided to guide postgraduate students and supervisors on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues; (ii) academic libraries should educate postgraduate students on basic copyright information such as ownership, rights, duration, protection, registration, fair use, permissions, etc.
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Presentation made at the Open Access and Creating a Knowledge Society Conference organized by Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium (ZULC), 24 - 26 April 2006, Crowne Plaza Monomotapa, Zimbabwe
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Electronic theses and dissertations, Copyright, Postgraduate students, Intellectual property rights