Copyright Literacy Among Students of Information Science at the University of Iceland

Future librarians and information specialists need to be capable of interpreting copyright law. Recognition of information science students’ understanding about copyright matters is necessary for identifying if and where improvements in their education is needed. The study aim was to investigate the knowledge about copyright issues among information science students at the University of Iceland. Data was collected among 54 students. The response rate was 41%. As the study is part of an international research, the same questionnaire was used by all countries. The paper focuses on five questions concerning knowledge about copyright and awareness of where information about it can be found. All questions, except for one, allow multiple answers. Data analysis was descriptive. The results indicate that some improvements are needed in the curricula. Although the students appear to have fairly good knowledge about the national legislation, they are in need of more education about many aspects of copyright and intellectual property.