Unauthorized downloading of scientific information

Unter dem Subject „Unauthorized downloading of scientific information“ findet zur Zeit in liblicense-l eine interessante Diskussion darüber statt, wie Bibliotheken auf Massendownloads von lizenzierten Zeitschriftenartikeln reagieren sollten. Das liblicense-Archiv ist nun übrigens wieder spamfrei.

We’ve found that in some cases the problem stems from users who don’t understand that they’re doing anything wrong. In other cases (the majority, in my experience), the problem stems from people who know perfectly well what they’re doing and take measures to hide it. Rick Anderson