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Purpose>Currently, knowing where to seek for reliable information may be one of the most important human skills. Data reliability is a matter of debate. The online dissemination of information has been a field for the reproduction of fake news. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) states that libraries are part of the answer to this ever-increasing problem. The purpose of the study is to investigate libraries' role in combating the fake news phenomenon.Design/methodology/approach>The study was designed to record attitudes of professionals and students of library science on the libraries' role in the battle against misinformation. The study was conducted through an online survey using a questionnaire consisted of closed-ended, seven-point Likert scale questions. The data collected were subjected to a descriptive statistical analysis. The median was used to present the results. In order to perform analysis between genders, as well as age groups, the non-parametric criteria Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis were applied to determine the existence of differences in participants' beliefs. Spearman's rank correlation test was used in order to examine whether participants' replies were interrelated.Findings>Responses by 434 individuals were obtained. Participants highlighted primarily the educational role of libraries and agreed that the fake news phenomenon is an opportunity to promote the libraries' role in society. No clear direction was recorded in the participants' beliefs about the plethora of information and fake news as a potential threat to libraries. The respondents partly agreed that the plethora of information caused work-related emotional disorders and feeling that the respondents were not able to keep track of developments in the field. Finally, the study depicted the participants' need for training on combating fake news, information sources evaluation and recognizing predatory journals.Originality/value>The study's significance lies in the following: the study contributes to the recording of professionals' as well as students of library science views about (1) libraries' role, (2) working environment and (3) training needs, concerning fake news and the overabundance of information in the digital era.
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Tandis que le monde se numerise de plus en plus, les bibliotheques modernisent leurs collections afin de les rendre disponibles en ligne. Au cours de cette transition, elles doivent relever de nouveaux defis en matiere de droit d'auteur et de droit de la propriété intellectuelle. Dans cet article, l'auteur examine les effets sur le droit d'auteur canadien du pret numerique controle utilise par l'Open Library, un projet de l'Internet Archive. L'auteur fait valoir que si la numerisation de la collection d'une bibliotheque constitue, a premiere vue, une violation du droit d'auteur, il est possible d'invoquer avec succes les exceptions garanties aux bibliotheques en vertu de la Loi sur le droit d'auteur, de meme que l'utilisation equitable en general, afin d'etablir une exemption pour la numerisation. En particulier, l'utilisation equitable represente une exception susceptible d'etre applicable au pret numerique controle lorsque les bibliotheques numerisent des ouvrages qui ne sont plus édités ou qui ne sont pas disponibles en version numerique.Alternate :As the world becomes increasingly digital, libraries are modernizing their collections by making them available online. While making this transition, they face novel challenges in copyright and intellectual property law. This article examines the effects of Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) as used by the Internet Archive and its subsidiary, the Open Library, on Canadian copyright Law. It argues that while the digitization of a library's collection is prima facie copyright infringement, the exceptions granted to libraries under the Copyright Act, and fair dealings in general, can be successfully utilized to carve out an exception for digitization. Particularly, fair dealings will be a viable exception for CDL where libraries digitize works that are out of print and do not have digital versions available.