Law for K-12 Libraries and Librarians
This instructive guide provides an important survey of the many areas of the law that affect the daily operation of the library. Torrans, a practicing lawyer with a vast experience explaining these issues to librarians, presents the relevant law, focuses on key issues, and examines illuminating cases. This book is intended to alert the school librarian to the existence of legal issues that affect daily practices. Grades K-12.
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Surveys those areas of the law that affect the daily operations of the school library. School Library Journal It has become increasingly difficult for media specialists to be aware of and understand laws and policies that affect many aspects of the school media center. This guide offers a detailed examination of subjects that need to be addressed, either by gaining a thorough understanding; adopting a policy; or providing information to students, staff, and the community. Individual chapters explore topics such as license agreements, how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects libraries, Webliographies, filters, student Web pages, and equal opportunity employment. Several chapters focus on copyright laws and practices and include a section on tracing copyright. Advice and regulations addressing what can be copied, taped, and used on school Web sites will be helpful for both media specialists and teachers. Comprehensive yet readable, this guide is logically organized and solidly supported by examples and references. An indispensable resource.-Susan McCaffrey, Haslett High School, MI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
1Introduction12Copyright73Scope and Terms of Copyright354Fair Use in Education of Material Protected by Copyright575Library Archiving and Section 108 of the Copyright Act876Tracing Copyright977Library Bibliographies: Criteria for Selection and the Legal Implications and Limitations of Linking1138Library Web Sites1299Patron Privacy and Filtering in the School Library: Guarding Outgoing Data - Monitoring Incoming Data14110Metatags in Web Sites and the Law: Library Bibliographies - Student Web Pages16511License Agreements in the Library18512Americans with Disabilities Act and the School Library20913Employment Law in Libraries22914Policies and Procedures - A Difference with Significance241Index247
\ School Library JournalIt has become increasingly difficult for media specialists to be aware of and understand laws and policies that affect many aspects of the school media center. This guide offers a detailed examination of subjects that need to be addressed, either by gaining a thorough understanding; adopting a policy; or providing information to students, staff, and the community. Individual chapters explore topics such as license agreements, how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects libraries, Webliographies, filters, student Web pages, and equal opportunity employment. Several chapters focus on copyright laws and practices and include a section on tracing copyright. Advice and regulations addressing what can be copied, taped, and used on school Web sites will be helpful for both media specialists and teachers. Comprehensive yet readable, this guide is logically organized and solidly supported by examples and references. An indispensable resource.-Susan McCaffrey, Haslett High School, MI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.\ \
