商品簡介
The Law of Libraries and Archives explains legal concepts in plain English so that librarians and archivists will be able to understand the principles that affect them on a daily basis. Issues in the book include contracts, copyright and patent law, fair use, the TEACH Act, trademark law, licensing of databases, information malpractice and professionalism, privacy issues and the PATRIOT Act, employment law, and the basics of starting a non-profit organization.
作者簡介
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.