Practical Copyright for Library and Information Professional

Paul Pedley

ISBN-13: 9781783300617

224 pages • 6 x 9
 2015

The UK's copyright legislation has been referred to as the longest, most confusing and hardest to navigate in the world. This new handbook brings clarity to what would otherwise be a complex topic. The author provides sensible and realistic guidance for all library and information practitioners. Topics covered include

• the copyright exceptions or permitted acts most relevant to library and information professionals;
• lending of print and electronic copyright materials;
• the range of licensing solutions available to ensure that the use of copyright works is done in compliance with the law;
• the options available for making copies of orphan works, such as where this is done as part of digitization projects; and
• an exploration of how information professionals working in corporate environments can copy material legitimately, with instances where this differs from practitioners working in not for profit publicly accessible libraries.