| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 734 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The legal advisor for librarians, educator, & information professionals ; no. 4
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Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionals ; no. 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
The information acquisition landscape today -- Basic contract law concepts -- Contract formation and enforceability -- Broader legal and policy issues in licensing -- Electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act -- Negotiated and nonnegotiated licenses -- Shrink-wrap, click-wrap, and browse-wrap licenses -- The end user license agreements (websites) -- General public licenses, open source agreements, and creative commons agreements -- Basic music and media licenses -- The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act -- The developing law of implied licenses -- The future look of licenses -- A basic licensing glossary -- Four common library licenses deconstructed -- Twenty sample key clauses to look for in content licenses -- Look before you license: 126 questions and answers for evaluating licenses. |
| Summary |
"Legal expert Lipinski offers a definitive sourcebook for information licensing in libraries, including copyright and contract matters, general contract law concepts, developments in online and information contracting; and the advantages and disadvantages of licensing. Readers will find clear guidance on deciphering the legalese in agreements, advice on negotiating or countering provisions with library-friendly alternatives, and detailed explanations of specific licenses as well as a discussion of issues regarding online and information contracting. Additionally, three special sections provide valuable information in an easy-to-reference format: Deconstructions of four common license agreements: Access Newspaper Archive, BioOne, Nature Academic, and Amazon.com Kindle Answers to 126 questions about specific licensing agreements, plus a glossary, checklist and review tool for evaluating a license agreement 20 key issues in licensing agreements, accompanied by sample clauses. You'll save time, money, and unnecessary stress by putting the law on your side with this all-in-one guide to buying and licensing agreements"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Copyright licenses -- United States.
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Copyright licenses. |
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United States. |
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Library copyright policies -- United States.
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Library copyright policies. |
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Librarians -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Librarians. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Copyright. |
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Librarians. |
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lipinski, Tomas A., 1958- Librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services. Chicago : Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2013 9781555706104 (DLC) 2012018173 (OCoLC)794624674 |
| ISBN |
9781555709198 (electronic book) |
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1555709192 (electronic book) |
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9781555706104 (paper) |
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155570610X (paper) |
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