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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Bryan M. Carson
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
Imprint:   Scarecrow Press
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.621kg
ISBN:  

9780810851894

ISBN 10:   081085189
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   07 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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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Carson is well qualified to write this book. He is educated as a librarian and as a lawyer....He demonstrates throughout the book a superb understanding that his readers are in need of legal information, but are not likely to have much or any formal training in the law.--Kenneth D. Crews

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"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."

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