Purpose

The paper aims to describe a digital library (DL) model that attempts to replace traditional library services during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, set in the context of current copyright laws. A server instance protected by shibboleth authentication enabled students and academic staff access remotely even copyright-protected works for the period of the lockdown. Through brief observation of user behaviour in this server instance, the paper explores accessed titles, especially with focus on their copyright status.

Design/methodology/approach

Library usage was observed in a branch of a DL, which enabled remote access to copyright-protected documents. Data were obtained from Google Analytics and access logs enriched with metadata.

Findings

Academic DL users overwhelmingly preferred titles that are copyright protected, monographs in particular. Their spectrum of interests was wide, and thus, mass digitisation is essential.

Originality/value

The paper presents a solution to provide free remote access to library users during closure on a national level. The case study reveals the needs and interests of DL users via a brief analysis of accessed titles and gives grounds for further changes towards a more open remote access DL model, which would be possible within the current copyright restrictions.

中文翻译：

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从远程访问角度来看，COVID-19危机为数字图书馆带来了一线希望

目的

本文旨在描述一种数字图书馆（DL）模型，该模型试图在因COVID-19大流行而导致的锁定期间，在当前版权法的背景下取代传统的图书馆服务。受shibboleth身份验证保护的服务器实例使学生和学术人员在锁定期间甚至可以远程访问受版权保护的作品。通过简要观察该服务器实例中的用户行为，本文探索了访问的标题，尤其着眼于其版权状态。

设计/方法/方法

在DL的一个分支中观察到了库的使用情况，该分支允许远程访问受版权保护的文档。数据是从Google Analytics（分析）和访问日志中获取的，这些访问日志中包含了丰富的元数据。

发现

DL的学术用户压倒性地喜欢受版权保护的书名，特别是专着。他们的兴趣广泛，因此，大规模数字化至关重要。

创意/价值

本文提出了一种解决方案，可在国家级关闭期间为图书馆用户提供免费的远程访问。该案例研究通过对访问的标题的简要分析揭示了DL用户的需求和兴趣，并为进一步开放远程访问DL模型（在当前版权限制范围内可能）作进一步的改变奠定了基础。