The Law of Libraries and Archives
The law should be accessible to every professional, which is the philosophy behind The Law of Libraries and Archives. In this invaluable book, legal concepts are explained in plain English so that librarians and archivists will be able to understand the principles that affect them on a daily basis. This book provides its readers with answers and raises issues for them to think about. In addition to providing a basic overview of the law, this work contains enough details to allow readers to make informed choices and to converse intelligently with legal counsel.

Some of the issues included in the book include contracts, copyright and patent law, fair use, copyright exceptions for libraries, and the TEACH Act. The book contains chapters discussing trademark law, licensing of databases, information malpractice, and professionalism, as well as privacy issues, the PATRIOT Act, employment law, and the basics of starting a non-profit organization.

Visit the author's website for a number of important documents and resources related to library law.
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The Law of Libraries and Archives
The law should be accessible to every professional, which is the philosophy behind The Law of Libraries and Archives. In this invaluable book, legal concepts are explained in plain English so that librarians and archivists will be able to understand the principles that affect them on a daily basis. This book provides its readers with answers and raises issues for them to think about. In addition to providing a basic overview of the law, this work contains enough details to allow readers to make informed choices and to converse intelligently with legal counsel.

Some of the issues included in the book include contracts, copyright and patent law, fair use, copyright exceptions for libraries, and the TEACH Act. The book contains chapters discussing trademark law, licensing of databases, information malpractice, and professionalism, as well as privacy issues, the PATRIOT Act, employment law, and the basics of starting a non-profit organization.

Visit the author's website for a number of important documents and resources related to library law.
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The Law of Libraries and Archives

The Law of Libraries and Archives

by Bryan M. Carson
The Law of Libraries and Archives

The Law of Libraries and Archives

by Bryan M. Carson

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Overview

The law should be accessible to every professional, which is the philosophy behind The Law of Libraries and Archives. In this invaluable book, legal concepts are explained in plain English so that librarians and archivists will be able to understand the principles that affect them on a daily basis. This book provides its readers with answers and raises issues for them to think about. In addition to providing a basic overview of the law, this work contains enough details to allow readers to make informed choices and to converse intelligently with legal counsel.

Some of the issues included in the book include contracts, copyright and patent law, fair use, copyright exceptions for libraries, and the TEACH Act. The book contains chapters discussing trademark law, licensing of databases, information malpractice, and professionalism, as well as privacy issues, the PATRIOT Act, employment law, and the basics of starting a non-profit organization.

Visit the author's website for a number of important documents and resources related to library law.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461673101
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/07/2006
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 416
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Bryan M. Carson is an associate professor and Coordinator of Reference and Instructional Services at Western Kentucky University and is a member of the bar in Ohio and Kentucky. He has published extensively on law as applied to libraries, and since 1999 has edited a very popular column, "Legally Speaking," in Against the Grain.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 1. Libraries and the U.S. Legal System
Chapter 3 2. Contracts: A Meeting of the Minds
Chapter 4 3. Copyright and Patent Law
Chapter 5 4. Fair Use and Intellectual Property Rights: The Basics of Using Information Legally
Chapter 6 5. Copyright and Education
Chapter 7 6. Trademark and Trade Secret Law
Chapter 8 7. Licensing of Intellectual Property
Chapter 9 8. Information Malpractice, Professionalism, and the Unauthorized Practice of Law and Medicine
Chapter 10 9. Search Warrants, Investigations, Library Records, and Privacy
Chapter 11 10. Internet Use Policies and the Filtering Debate
Chapter 12 11. Employment and Workplace Law
Chapter 13 12. Forming a Nonprofit Organization
Part 14 Notes
Part 15 Index
Part 16 About the Author
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