Presentation by Jitka Vavra for Wenckeback Institute UMCG. Contact her for support on Readers.

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Copyrights and readers:
FMS/UMCG policy e-Readers
Jitka Vavra
Contact person
e-reader support CMB

2. Copyrights and readers - Overview
1.The Dutch Copyright Act
2.Policy – what is it and background
3.Practical applications - how?
4. Possibilities for support – CMB
5. Questions
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3. Copyrights and readers - 1. Dutch Copyright Act (1/1)
A definition can be found on the SURF website as quoted
below – see also link below:
“Section 1 of the Copyright Act states that copyright is the
exclusive right of the “author” of a work of literature,
science/scholarship, or art to publish it or duplicate it. The Act
sets no requirements as regards how copyright arises. A work
comes into being at the point when it is created.”
http://auteursrechten.surf.nl/Auteursrechten/en/Pages/Default.aspx
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4. Copyrights and readers – 2. Policy – what (1/5)
The policy can be found via the CMB homepage:
Homepage CMB under “Help”
 “support readers UMCG / RUG”
 “Digital readers policy…”
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5. Copyrights and readers – 2. Policy – what (2/5)
What is permitted:
1.Links to books or articles in the CMB collection in Nestor (e-
books or e-journals)
2.Make reference to printed books in the library (examples
follow)
Note: Do not directly copy text (short or long extracts), for
instance, a PDF or scanned text unless it is available under a
creative commons licence or obtained from an open access
source.
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6. Copyrights and readers – 2. Policy - background (3/5)
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The library has an extensive collection and spends more than
€ 1,500,000 per year on scientific sources.
No extra payment for authors’ copyright fees is necessary if
links are used to access licenced materials (in the library’s
digital collection).

7. Copyrights and readers – 2. Policy - backgroud (4/5)
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In the past:
•Many administrative tasks had to be carried out and
copyright fees had to be paid to the Stichting PRO for the use
of extended extracts in readers.
•Large fines were paid to the Stichting PRO for unlawful
extracts placed in readers.

8. Copyrights and readers – 2. Policy - background (5/5)
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Present and future: The goal is not to pay any additional fees
for copyrights
•Avoid placement of extended extracts in readers so that
additional payments to the Stichting PRO are unnecessary
•Avoid fines from the Stichting PRO for unlawful placement of
extracts in readers

9. Copyrights and readers– 3. Practical applications - how (1/7)
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In Nestor:
•Links: how to make a link to an article/PDF in the library’s
collection
•Make references to sources: paper books or to pages in a
paper book – (students may copy or scan pages in the library)
•Do not place text in the reader: unless it is from an open
access or creative commons source and cite the source

10. Copyrights and readers – 3. Practical applications – how (2/7)
You can make properly functioning links to articles in two ways:
1a. The fast method:
For instance, make a link directly from PubMed:
Lancet. 2014 jan 4;383(9911):48-59
Right mouse click on the red “Get it” button in PubMed and
choose the option “copy shortcut”.
You now have a link which you can paste in Nestor. This link will
bring you to the SFX menu of the RUG. If you are working
outside the university environment, you will be asked to log in
first - then click “go” to get to the PDF.
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11. Copyrights and readers – 3. Practical applications – how (3/7)
1b. A direct link to the PDF of an article (more laborious):
How to make persistent links with a proxy login component:
Evid Based Nurs 2014;17:1 6-7 Published Online First:
25 May 2013 doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101235
http://proxy-ub.rug.nl/login?url= + http://dx.doi.org/ +
10.1136/eb-2013-101235 =
The link to the journal article in Nestor will be:
http://proxy-ub.rug.nl/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/
10.1136/eb-2013-101235
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12. Copyrights and readers – 3. Practical applications – how (4/7)
You can find a doi link in a PDF (search for the following article
in Verpleegkunde libguide under e-journals):
Evid Based Nurs 2014;17:1 6-7 Published Online First:
25 May 2013 doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101235
Or you can find the doi link directly in PubMed:
Lancet. 2014 jan 4;383(9911):48-59
(in PubMed you will find this link at the top of the page next
to the reference)
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13. Copyrights and readers – 3. Policy applications – how (5/7)
2. Link to an e-book in Nestor (example): copy the link given
by “full text” in the catalogue:
Search for the e-book:
“Professional guide to signs and symptoms”, 2011 in de RUG-
catalogue; right mouse click on the “full text” link and choose
the option “copy shortcut”. You now have the whole link
(including the proxy login portion).
The link in Nestor to this e-book will be:
http
://proxy-ub.rug.nl/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=n&C
)
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14. Copyrights and readers – 3. Policy applications – how (6/7)
2. Refer to a paper book in the library’s collection for instance in
the catalogue or in Smartcat. (In this way it is possible to see
where the book is situated in the library): right mouse click on
the icon at the bottom left hand corner of the page and choose
the “copy shortcut” option. The link in Nestor will be:
http://catalogue.rug.nl/DB=1/XMLPRS=Y/PPN?PPN=338379630
Or write the reference out in full: (here - a chapter in a book):
Author, publication date, chapter title. In: book editors (Red.),
book title, place of publication : publisher.
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15. Copyrights and readers – 3. Policy applications – how (7/7)
3. Do not place a text extract directly in Nestor (short or
extended) for instance as a PDF or scanned unless it is available
under a creative commons licence or obtained from an open
access source (and then cite your source).
Open access articles: www.doaj.org and w.oaister.worldcat.org
Creative Commons licence (information about) and illustrations:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
http://creativecommons.org/about
http://search.creativecommons.org/ (search for illustrations)
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16. Copyrights and readers – 4. Possibilities for support - CMB (1/2)
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Would you like assistance when searching for appropriate
sources contained within library’s (digital) collection?
You can make an appointment with the CMB collection
specialist http://libguides.rug.nl/werf (Sjoukje van der Werf)

17. Copyrights and readers – 4. Possibilities for support - CMB (2/2)
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You can make acqusition suggestions via the link on the
homepage under “services”; “collection” and then the link:
suggest a purchase.
Do you have a question regarding copyrights and readers?
You can e-mail me at:
j.e.vavra@umcg.nl (Jitka)

18. Copyrights and readers – 5. Questions?
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Questions?
j.e.vavra@umcg.nl
Jitka Vavra
Contact person
E-reader support CMB