Naslov
Understanding textual authorship in the digital environment : lessons from historical perspectives

Autori
Velagić, Zoran ; Hasenay, Damir

Izvornik
Information research (1368-1613) 18 (2013), 3; C19-1

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
authorship; author’s rights; digital environment; context of authorship

Sažetak
Introduction. The modern understanding of authorship is founded on conceptions of originality and individuality. Referring to turning points in the conception of authorship since the 18th century, the paper explains how the modern conception developed, and then sets out the problems to be taken into consideration while discussing authorship in the digital environment. Method. The contextual analysis of contents of the key themes is employed ; in the articulation of the conclusions, analytic and synthetic approaches are used. Results. At each turning point, a new layer, immanent to the modern concept, was assigned to authorship. Why the technological aspect is the key premise in consideration of textual authorship in the digital environment is explained. Reference is made to changes reflecting the specifics of digital authorship, emphasising the context conditioning the position of author and the attitude to an authorial work. Conclusions. Technology is the key segment, in the digital age most strongly affecting the position of author and manifestations of authorship. Discourse about digital authorship is reduced to technological changes. A digital author is more independent of a publisher ; the work is more visible ; attention is directed at the work at the expense of its medium. However, digital authors have inherited the legacy of the past: they own material and moral rights to the work, which are international, while their position is relativised and re-examined. The behaviour of authors, the possibilities of publishing and accessing the work and the paradigm of preserving a work are changing in the digital environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

Napomena
Rad je prezentiran na skupu Eighth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science., održanom od 19.-22.08.2013., Kopenhagen, Danska

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