LibraryLaw Blog
This blawg ssues concerning libraries and the law, with latitude to discuss any other interesting issues.
Author: Mary Minow is an attorney, consultant, and a former librarian and library trustee. She has taught library law at the San Jose State School of Library Science.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Law Libraries • Media & Communications Law • Librarian
Recent Posts from LibraryLaw Blog
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GBS: A Legislative Solution?
(posted by Peter Hirtle) Many of the critics of the proposed Google Book Settlement (GBS) have pointed out that it attempts to use the class action mechanism to effect what should be a legislative prerogative.…
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Is Texting Good or Bad? TXTING: The gr8 db8 by David Crystal, reviewed by Karen Ives
Of interest to all libraries, especially those that offer txting reference service. The book reviewed below also has a lengthy glossary and appendices showing txting abbreviations. Txting: The gr8 db8 by David Crystal (Oxford University…
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International Copyright Issues and Libraries
(posted by Peter Hirtle) In the most recent issue of Current Cites, I draw attention to a recent issue brief written by Janice Pilch, ARL’s visiting program officer on international copyright, on what are called…
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Real life risk assessment
In the new book on Copyright and Cultural Institutions, I argue that libraries, archives, and museums need to engage in informed risk assessment when approaching digitization projects. This is especially true when it comes to…
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Copyright and Cultural Institutions now available
(posted by Peter Hirtle) I am delighted to be able to announce the publication today of Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Library, Archives, and Museums by Peter B. Hirtle, Emily Hudson, and Andrew…
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DIY book scanning
One of the real surprises at the recent “D is for Digitize” conference was the presentation by Daniel Reetz of his DIY Bookscanner project. I don’t spend as much of my time tracking scanning developments…
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Report any child porn found on library computers
Libraries take different approaches to handling the viewing of pornography on library computers, responsive to circumstances and their own communities. Federal law has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court that allows libraries to try…
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Best practices for libraries and network security
The Texas State Library published a useful book on network security for small libraries in 2001 http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/compsecurity/index.html. What do library IT folks use as the bible today? Are libraries getting network security audits? By whom?
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Deaccessioning update
(Posted by Peter Hirtle) The New York State Board of Regents met this week to discuss making permanent its proposed regulations on deaccessioning from museums and historical societies, and it punted. As I wrote earlier,…
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D is for Digitize: Summing Up
(Posted by Peter Hirtle) As the length of my posts suggests, James Grimmelmann put on a very thought-provoking symposium. The issues in GBS are hard, with no-clear right and wrong answers. The discussion at the…