[IRTalk] Fwd: Measures to control the spread of COVID-19

Charlie Molepo MolepoCM at ufs.ac.za
Tue Apr 7 09:47:17 SAST 2020


1)      Frequently used materials (often short-loan materials) only available in print format and of which the university has lawfully acquired print copies can be digitised, provided no online alternative is available. Under these circumstances, universities may apply to DALRO on a case-by-case basis to make digitised copies of such print materials and host them on the normal university infrastructure within the normally permitted limits, where such infrastructure now also allows remote access to affiliated students.
We have already paid for this material, what informs the rate they are using bearing in mind that its only for a limited period. For example the annual rate is R1,07. Their limited price from April to September is R1,07. If you ask me that is pure exploitation of public institutions especially since is not even budgeted for.

Digital materials available under a restricted university-wide licence that need to be accessed remotely, universities may apply to DALRO to allow a case-by-case emergency licence, lifting these restrictions, and universities to host the digital materials on the normal university learning materials system. If necessary, DALRO will liaise with the publisher.
All our electronic materials are under strict university-wide and can be accessed remotely only by bona fide university students. We have invested a lot of money in sourcing Virtual Protected Network and Proxy systems precisely for that reason, and why should we now pay extra for something we have access to it anyway. If what you are saying is true, then it is not assistance. I thought this assistance was to allow us for a limited period to be able to upload the content for FREE.(we still have to spend money in digitizing)

3) Ancillary materials normally made available to lecturers: These materials can be made available to students on the university learning materials system for use by lecturers in audio-visual tutorials and teaching sessions or distance education sessions. To see publishers’ materials available for this use, go to the PASA website at http://www.publishsa.co.za/COVID-19Assistance<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.publishsa.co.za_COVID-2D19Assistance&d=DwMFaQ&c=vTCSeBKl9YZZHWJzz-zQUQ&r=rF5ad0e5nLAQ77FXyxUFljCH19_rVOyxpp35vgWuN64&m=vX9eJBE5AFxGHWFkKWnTVMk_pyrNiuP6zLtOAyq-clA&s=49FWzLfKuZiMFedaEPk2T9fU3DH2m_rvYJ85ZuQ6CDY&e=>.
Why should we pay for something that we already own, that is my question. You must also remember that some of these ancillary materials Lecturers add value to them so its not purely their content.

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From: Wynand Van Der Walt <w.vanderwalt at ru.ac.za>
Sent: Tuesday, 07 April 2020 9:19 AM
To: Charlie Molepo <MolepoCM at ufs.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: [IRTalk] Fwd: Measures to control the spread of COVID-19

Hi Charlie and Colleagues,

I interpret the letter differently. It highlighted the agreement that supports universities during this period in that they "may need to reproduce licenced works beyond the DALRO-mandated limit". There is definitely no double-dipping, but an extension to include larger portions of materials, and possibly materials not normally included. The way we, as Rhodes University Library interpreted it, includes the following provisions that DALRO and PASA made:

1) Frequently used materials (often short-loan materials) only available in print format and of which the university has lawfully acquired print copies can be digitised, provided no online alternative is available. Under these circumstances, universities may apply to DALRO on a case-by-case basis to make digitised copies of such print materials and host them on the normal university infrastructure within the normally permitted limits, where such infrastructure now also allows remote access to affiliated students.

2) Digital materials available under a restricted university-wide licence that need to be accessed remotely, universities may apply to DALRO to allow a case-by-case emergency licence, lifting these restrictions, and universities to host the digital materials on the normal university learning materials system. If necessary, DALRO will liaise with the publisher.

3) Ancillary materials normally made available to lecturers: These materials can be made available to students on the university learning materials system for use by lecturers in audio-visual tutorials and teaching sessions or distance education sessions. To see publishers’ materials available for this use, go to the PASA website at http://www.publishsa.co.za/COVID-19Assistance<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.publishsa.co.za_COVID-2D19Assistance&d=DwMFaQ&c=vTCSeBKl9YZZHWJzz-zQUQ&r=rF5ad0e5nLAQ77FXyxUFljCH19_rVOyxpp35vgWuN64&m=vX9eJBE5AFxGHWFkKWnTVMk_pyrNiuP6zLtOAyq-clA&s=49FWzLfKuZiMFedaEPk2T9fU3DH2m_rvYJ85ZuQ6CDY&e=>.

I do, on a personal level, wish that the president does sign the copyright amendment bill as a matter of urgency. For a status report as to where the proposed copyright amendment bill is at currently, see Denise Nicholson's report: http://infojustice.org/archives/42212<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__infojustice.org_archives_42212&d=DwMFaQ&c=vTCSeBKl9YZZHWJzz-zQUQ&r=rF5ad0e5nLAQ77FXyxUFljCH19_rVOyxpp35vgWuN64&m=vX9eJBE5AFxGHWFkKWnTVMk_pyrNiuP6zLtOAyq-clA&s=jxlm2td6wqf5Oj84UmS0r3_8FbUyby3cJcZspH2V57s&e=>.

Regards,

Wynand

On Tue, 7 Apr 2020 at 09:02, Charlie Molepo <MolepoCM at ufs.ac.za<mailto:MolepoCM at ufs.ac.za>> wrote:
Dear All,

This DALRO letter seems to be misleading. It creates an impression that DALRO & PASA are making an offer to libraries to upload the content to trusted LMS for free for a limited period to assist with learning off-campus. In actual fact, when you apply to do precisely that, you are then given a quotation. Why the double-dipping? Since we have already paid for the resources, and some institution has already paid to the reproduction of course packs, and now we are expected to pay when we want to upload the same content that we have paid for in our LMS.

Maybe its time that we put pressure on the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Act. This is getting out of control with these companies taking advantage of the situation.

I think this is just plain exploitation of public institution during this difficult time, and maybe we also need to report this to the relevant government department
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Subject: [IRTalk] Fwd: Measures to control the spread of COVID-19

Dear Colleagues

Please find the attached correspondence in relation to the current State of Disaster as declared by the State President Cyril Ramaphosa. The attached speaks to Publishers' assistance to universities during the COVID-19 national disaster period. Should you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact DALRO on the mentioned email address.

Please share this with other colleagues in your institution.

Kind Regards
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