Library Law

Library Law (Nolo.com Podcast)

http://www.nolocast.com/?p=120

Mary Minow speaks on various library law issues.

LibraryLaw.com

http://www.librarylaw.com/

LibraryLaw.com is created by well-known library law expert Mary Minow in 1997. It focuses on legal issues of interest to libraries, such as copyright, privacy and the First Amendment. Minow is a library law consultant and is the coauthor of "The Library's Legal Answer Book," with Tomas Lipinski, published by the American Library Association, 2003. The site offers articles on topics including "Copyright and Libraries including Licensing," "Disability Law and Libraries," "Privacy and Libraries including PATRIOT Act," and "Web Pages and Digitization Projects" among others. It also links to her blog, http://blog.librarylaw.com/, as well as many other resources on library law.

Library Law (Nolo.com Podcast)

http://www.nolocast.com/?p=120

Mary Minow speaks on various library law issues.

State Laws on the Confidentiality of Library Records (wiki)

http://library-privacy.wikispaces.com/

This wiki on library privacy contains summaries of each state's law, and links to primary sources, as well as tables detailing laws by library type, record type and exceptions.

Liblicense: Licensing Digital Information, A Resource for Librarians

http://www.library.yale.edu/%7Ellicense/index.shtml

Yale University Library Council on Library & Information Resources  (http://www.clir.org/index.html)

Includes sections on "License Vocabulary," "Licensing Terms/Descriptions," "Publishers' Licenses," and "Licensing Resources" as well as a link to join the LIBLICENSE-L listserv and to search the listserv archives.

Copyright and Fair Use - For Librarians

Stanford University Libraries

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/library_resources/index.html

Stanford's Copyright & Fair Use site contains a vast wealth of info and links on the topic. The "For Librarians" page includes links to fair use policies at many institutions and organizations.

The UT Crash Course in Copyright

http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm#top

Copyright Tutorial (UT)

The UT site also includes a Copyright Tutorial:

http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/

TEACH Act Toolkit:  An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education

North Carolina State University

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/

"The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) is now law. TEACH updates copyright law pertaining to transmissions of performances and displays of copyrighted materials. Such transmissions are critical to current higher education distance education efforts, including online courses." Includes detailed sections on the Act, implementation, best practices, etc.

Tutorial Series:  Copyright Ownership, Copyright Use, Plagiarism, Licensing Guidelines.

Scholarly Communication Center of the NSU Libraries

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/index.html

Copyright Website

http://www.benedict.com/

This site offers:

• General copyright information for educaters, students, websurfers and confused citizens.
• Specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers, screenwriters, programmers and photographers.
• Online Copyright Registration service.

Sections include "Movies," "Music," "Web," and  "Basic Copyright Info."