Systematization of scientific and technical information in electronic databases
Authors: Ihnatieva Viktoriia 
Published: April 2021

It is important to maintain a balance between respecting the rights of authors and meeting the needs of society.The author analyzed studies related to the problem of observing the rights of authors when organizing information in electronic resources. It was found that some points related to the use of scientific and technical information in electronic resources of organizations require more detailed consideration regarding com-pliance with the law.The aim of the study is to develop an algorithm for systematizing scientific and tech-nical information in electronic databases of organizations.It was found that when systematizing scientific and technical information in electronic databases of organizations, four main areas of activity using electronic resources can be distinguished, in which issues of copyright compliance are the most controversial:- collection, use and storage of electronic documents;- use of information received from the Internet and other computer networks;- digitization of documents by the organization itself to create backups or for use of documents by electronic document delivery services;- copying of documents from databases, optical disks and other electronic media.Unfortunately, by simply scanning the necessary publications and placing electronic copies of documents on their network to provide readers with access to them, organizations, in particular libraries, violate the law three times: 1) placing a work on its network without the consent of the copyright holders, because the reproduction of any copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright holders is a violation of copyright; 2) providing readers with access to them; 3) transferring documents in electronic form via networks without mak-ing payments to authors.A detailed analysis of the use of scientific and technical information by organizations, consideration and study of current legislation made it possible to develop an algorithm for systematizing scientific and technical information in electronic databases. The library is considered as an organization that systematizes scientific and technical information.The first part of the algorithm points to the traditional ways of using scientific and technical information as objects of copyright and ways of using it for systematization in electronic databases. The algorithm shows work in three directions:1. Formation and preservation of objects of copyright, that is, the formation of the li-brary fund.2. Providing information in the traditional way and through systematization in electronic databases.3. When creating electronic resources, libraries widely use the works of authors.When librarians create databases, they should be mindful of copyrights and act in ac-cordance with applicable laws. When creating electronic resources, the Regulation of the Library is developed, which regulates the basic principles of the formation and use of electronic resources.All three directions of using objects of copyright must be accompanied by copyright agreements.The last part of the algorithm indicates what measures will be taken if the libraries do not comply with the provisions of the copyright agreement and current legislation.The developed algorithm for systematizing scientific and technical information in elec-tronic databases allows organizations to place objects of copyright in the developed electronic databases without violating the rights of authors.