Open AccessWashington Hotline
Author(s) -
Shawnda Hines
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.80.7.412
Subject(s) - hotline , modernization theory , library science , academic library , political science , computer science , world wide web , telecommunications , law
U.S. Copyright Office modernization efforts underwayCollege and academic libraries know full well the problems with orphan works, those titles for which the copyright holder cannot be found. Academic librarians seek to preserve or digitize works in their collections to make them more accessible, but this can be challenging, even after an extensive search.