Overview
Every librarian who wants to make wise policy decisions and protect the organization from legal challenges can now consult the library legal team of Minow and Lipinskil Libraries are in the thick of legal issues as new technologies add layers of complexity to everyday work in the library. How do you know what's legal? What can you do to identify and address issues before they turn into bona fide legal matters? Where do you turn for help? In this comprehensive and authoritative, yet easy-to-understand Q & A customized for librarians, you'll find expert guidance on complex issues. With coverage of all the issues of the day - filters, fair use, copyright, Web publishing and Internet use, software sharing, ADA compliance, free speech, privacy, access, and employment and liability issues - you will have a ""librarian's J.D."" in short order! This timely and practical desktop tool: Focuses on quick and reader-friendly answers to common legal questions; Provides examples of legal challenges faced in libraries; Includes precedents and case citations to conduct additional research; Supports libraries in their commitment to access without liability; With detailed and ready-to-apply answers to
Full Product Details
Author: Mary Minow ,
Thomas A. Lipinski
Publisher: American Library Association
Imprint: ALA Editions
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780838908280
ISBN 10: 0838908284
Pages: 361
Publication Date: 01 January 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Author Information
Mary Minow, a librarian who went to law school, is a consultant with LibraryLaw.com, a Website devoted to legal issues in libraries. She has worked as an attorney, public library branch manager, and online database consultant. She served as adjunct professor of library law at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. She is a regular contributor to California Libraries, conducts workshops on legal issues for librarians, and is past president of the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners. Minow earned a master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Stanford University. Tomas A. Lipinski, an attorney who went to library school, is assistant professor and co-director of the Center for Information Policy Research in the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Having worked in private, public, and nonprofit sectors, he writes about issues of intellectual property in education and copyright in schools, libraries, and other information settings. He currently researches, teaches, publishes, and speaks on issues relating to information and internet law and policy. Lipinski earned his J.D. from Marquette University, a master's degree in law from the John Marshall Law School, and a doctorate in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
