The Library's Legal Answer BookAmerican Library Association, 2003 M01 23 - 361 pages 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 |
Contents
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DESIGNING THE LIBRARY WEB PAGE | 85 |
FILTERS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNET ACCESS | 124 |
DIGITAL LIBRARY RESOURCES AND PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES | 140 |
LIBRARY RECORDS AND PRIVACY | 163 |
MEETING ROOMS AND DISPLAYS The Public Soapbox inside the Library | 222 |
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Page 27 - ... (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
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