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Malcolm S. Dobson
Not wishing to get into the copyright debate, I just wanted to say that I have been using Copernic Desktop Search for over a year and the software is excellent. I am able to find e-mails, word or pdf documents and pictures across all my network drives in seconds. It is a great way to create organisation out of chaos!
Highly recommended!
Humphrey
Dr Humphrey Dunn
Head of Knowledge Services
Clinical Sciences Library
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry, CV2 2DXTel: 02476 968829
Internal Extension: 28829
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From: Woodley Zena (RQ8) Mid Essex Hospital [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 July 2005 11:29
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Subject: Re: Article in Lancet on full-text searching
That's not how I read it!
But perhaps I've not ingested sufficient coffee this morning...
cheers -
Zena Woodley, Library Services Manager
The Warner Library, Broomfield Hospital
Chelmsford CM1 7ET
T; 01245 514310
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From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ayre Stephen (5EG) North Eastern Derbyshire PCT
Sent: 18 July 2005 11:14
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Subject: Re: [LIS-MEDICAL] Article in Lancet on full-text searchingReading the letter in the Lancet, it would appear that Lagos and Gambadauro are proposing to replace hand searching with downloading articles from publisher sites and then performing a desk-top search. While I have no doubt that such an approach would be more effective than a manual hand search, surely the copying of whole issues of journals to one's hard drive that would be necessary is an infringement of copyright, unless of course it were permitted in the publisher's licence.
Regards,
Stephen Ayre MCLIP
Library and Knowledge Skills Outreach Officer
North Derbyshire Health Informatics Service
The Shrubberies, 46 Newbold Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7PL
Tel: 01246 225 160
Mob: 07879 893 661
Fax: 01246 225 151
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From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hilton Boon Michele
Sent: 18 July 2005 10:46
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Subject: Re: Article in Lancet on full-text searchingIs there anything in copyright law to state that a copy made by an individual for personal use may not be stored indefinitely? I believe it's libraries that can't keep copies of articles received via ILL for transmission to users. The users themselves can keep them - that's what 'personal use' is all about.
An engine that searches one's own computer files serves a profoundly different purpose than large scholarly databases. Why push our users towards ungainly, time-consuming database searches when they are trying to meet an information need in a more efficient way - searching within a 'results set' they have created themselves?
I know we have been programmed to believe that every question requires a database search to find an answer, but it just ain't so. From the clinician's point of view, a full-scale database search should be the last resort in answering a question, not the first. Quite possibly by the time they come to us, they are at the stage of requiring a database search. But if they're looking for a way to search their own archives for an answer, surely we should help them to meet their stated need rather than telling them they need something different.
Regards,
Michele
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Michele Hilton Boon
Opinionated Information Scientist
National Prescribing Centre
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From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ellingham Susanne (RTF) NHCT
Sent: 18 July 2005 10:07
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Subject: Article in Lancet on full-text searchingThere is a letter in the current Lancet 16 July 2005 Vol 366, No 9481. p203 about using desktop search software to "search ... articles stored on a personal computer on a full-text basis - articles which are widely available for download from the publishers."
What are the copyright implications if a library user comes and asks for assistance with this?
My gut reaction is to suggest that they learn to use advanced techniques of searching with filters in Dialog/Ovid, rather than just PubMed/Embase. Maybe do a follow-up search using journal webpages individually or through eg Proquest. Next that they make use of Google Scholar - but I am not sure how comprehensive this would be. I think just searching what you have downloaded could be rather limiting even if you also have full-text CDs of appropriate journals. - and I'm very uneasy about copyright since I reckon users wouldn't be deleting their stash of articles as soon as they have identified and printed off what they need .....
Susanne
Susanne Ellingham
Librarian
Hexham General Hospital
HEXHAM
NE46 1QJ01434 655420 (direct) or 01434 655655 Ext 5420
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