"Re-designed as a textbook, "Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook" can be used as a stand-alone resource or as an adjunct to the online curriculum. With a new index and a handy Glossary, it is essential reading for librarians and for anyone learning about or teaching copyright law in the information field."--Publisher's website.
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Made available with permission of the author under Creative Commons licensing (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Copyright and the public domain; 2. The international framework; 3. The scope of copyright law; 4. Rights, exceptions, and limitations; 5. Managing rights; 6. Creative approaches and alternatives; 7. Enforcement; 8. Traditional knowledge; 9. Activism.