Articles by members Zwolle Group

* Who protects the un-protected?

This article by Fred Friend deals with the need of protection of publication which are made available throug Open Accees, in which the author points out that: Open access publication needs DRM!
Increasingly copies of journal articles and other academic content are made freely-available on the Web under an open access publication model. The benefits to readers, to authors and to society from toll-free access to research publications are being realised. Protection measures are still required to prevent abuse of authors' rights through plagiarism or un-authorised changes to the content, even though such abuse may only occur infrequently.
This article is published at the Indicare newssite, edition Thursday 25 of August, 2005 and is written by Frederick J. Friend, Consultant, High Wycombe, UK.

* 'Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Scholarship-friendly Copyright Practices'

The article ‘Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Scholarship-friendly Copyright Practices’ of Julia Blixrud is about the Zwolle Principles and how the participants in the Zwolle Group are using the Zwolle Principles to encourage others to begin discussions about copyright management.
Julia Blixrud is Assitant Executive Director, External Relations, ARL and Assistant Director, Public Programs of SPARC.
The article is published in the ARL Newsletter (nr. 237/December 2004), a bimonthly report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI and SPARC.

* 'Zwolle's contribution to good copyright relationships'

A group of academic authors, publishers and copyright experts has been developing toolkits and documents which identify good practice in copyright management in the relationships between stakeholders in academic copyright. The group is known as the 'Zwolle Group' after the Netherlands town that hosted the three copyright conferences organized by the SURF Foundation and by the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The Group developed seven 'Principles' aimed at 'balancing stakeholder interests in scholarship-friendly copyright practices' and is currently working on three documents intended to assist stakeholders in applying the Principles in practice. The aim is not to lobby stakeholders to adopt particular forms of copyright policies and agreements but to improve copyright management and copyright relationships by making available examples of good practice.
The author, Fred Friend, is a member of the Zwolle Group. The article appeared in The Journal for the Serials Community,
Volume 17, Number 2 / July 2004.

* 'Wat does Zwolle stand for?'

This article tells us how a publisher, as one of the stakeholders, looks upon the efforts which have been undertaken during the first two conferences.
About the approach during the Zwolle-conferences and the outcomes, the author says: "Apparently divergent interest did, in fact, coincide once alle parties understood each other's needs" and "I soon discovered that Zwolle was the chosen location of a peace conference".
The author, Judith Harvey, is a former Editorial Director of Emerald Group Publishing Limited and founder member of the Zwolle Group. The article has been placed with the kind permission of ALPSP and appeared in Learned Publishing, vol. 16 2003, pp 290-292.

* Scholarship friendly copyright policies: a publisher's perspective

Emerald Group Publishing, the international scholarly business, management and library and information science journal publisher, has been actively involved in working towards a liberal and 'scholarship-friendly' copyright policy for nearly a decade.
This article is based on a presentation given at the third Zwolle conference outlining Emerald's own perspective on how this approach to copyright management can maximise the opportunities of electronic publishing and accommodate all stakeholder requirements.
The author, Jenny Pickles, ends with 10 tips for implementing the 'Zwolle Principles'.
The article was published in Aslib's Managing Information, September 2004.

Papers by members Zwolle Group

* The application of the Zwolle Principles to Open Access repository and journal content

This paper of Fred Friend explores the application of the Zwolle Principles to the open access model, without entering into the question of whether the model is desirable or feasible. Open access repositories and journals are a reality and their copyright policies should be considered in the interests of maintaining scholarship of high quality.
The paper concludes that good rights management procedures are as important for open access content as they are for purchased content. The purpose of the procedures is not to hinder the legitimate use of the open access content but to protect the legitimate interests of stakeholders. Licences and clear copyright and other rights statements are the key tools in the implementation of the Zwolle Principles in relation to open access content.

* Comparative analysis of international Copyright Law, applicable to university scholarship

This analysis was carried out by Kenneth D. Crews and Jacque Ramos, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.
This is the second and updated draft from November 2004, which replaces the first draft of February 2004. (pdf-file, 280KB).

* Outcomes of the international comparison of copyright policies

Paper prepared for the Zwolle Group by Kenneth D. Crews and David Wong, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Presentations by members Zwolle Group

See presentations Kenneth D. Crews, Wilma Mossink, Fred Friend and Jenny Pickles (3rd Zwolle Conference 2004), Kenneth D. Crews, Wilma Mossink, Ann Monotti and Martin Blume (2nd Zwolle Conference, 2002) , Wilma Mossink and Fred Friend (1st Zwolle Conference, 2001).

Presentations by Zwolle Conference Participants

See presentations Bernt Hugenholtz, Ann Okerson, David Shulenburger and Luca Consoli (3rd Zwolle Conference 2004), Bernt Hugenholtz, Ralph Weedon, Leanne Wiseman, John Vaughn, Rodney Petersen, Julia Blixrud (1st Zwolle Conference, 2001).

* Presentation of the Zwolle Principles

Twice each year representatives of CNI's member organizations gather for Task Force meetings. Each meeting covers a broad array of topics. The meetings are designed to explore new technologies, content, and applications; to further collaboration; to analyze technology policy issues; and to catalyze the development and deployment of new projects." At the Sping 2004 meeting, Julia Blixrud, John Vaughn and Rodney Petersen presented the Zwolle Principles.

Project Briefing: Spring 2004 Task Force Meeting