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Society of American Archivists. 2009. Orphan works: Statement of best practices. (Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: Society of American Archivists, 16 pp.

Annotation: This statement describes what professional archivists consider to be be best practices regarding reasonable efforts to identify and locate rights holders of orphan works (works for which the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes to make use of the work in a manner that requires permission of the copyright owner). Topics include principles, search strategies, documenting the search, and resources.

Keywords: Copyright

Medical Library Association. 2007. The copyright law and the health sciences librarian. (Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association, 55 pp.

Annotation: This booklet discusses the application of the copyright law on health sciences libraries. It describes pertinent sections of the law, the library's responsibilities within the institution, infringement and permissions. It also gives guidelines for service. Appendices include the text of relevant documents, including guidelines for the use of videotapes and software.

Keywords: Copyright, Health sciences libraries

Association of American Publishers, Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee. 2000. The new and updated copyright primer: A survival guide to copyright and the permissions process. Washington, DC: Association of American Publishers, 101 pp.

Annotation: This revised edition provides a reference for copyright and permission licensing. Topics include an overview of copyright law, registration, renewals, reversion of rights, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Sonny Bono Term Extension Act, amendments concerning exemptions for the blind, and the Copyright Office report on digital distance education. Contents also include a chart listing international treaties on copyright, sample letters and contracts, resource listings, and a glossary.

Keywords: Copyright, Guidelines, Reference materials

Special Libraries Association. 1999. Content management: Putting knowledge to work. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, 86 pp.

Annotation: This book is a compilation of papers and presentations from the 1998 State-of-the-Art Institute on content management. Topics include: acquiring content; licensing knowledge; copyright; managing content; information architecture and metadata; competencies in cataloging in the virtual environment; knowledge mapping; and intranets.

Keywords: Cataloging, Copyright, Databases, Evaluation, Information, Information sources, Knowledge management

Kirsch J. 1995. Kirsch's handbook of publishing law: For authors, publishers, editors, and agents. Venice, CA: Acrobat Books, 276 pp.

Annotation: This handbook is a survey of the laws that apply to the publishing industry in general and to the work of authors, editors, agents, and publishers in particular. Topics addressed include: idea protection; co-authorship and copyright; agents and packagers; book publishing contracts; manuscript preparation; copyright formalities; electronic and other subsidiary rights; and remaindering, reversion, and copyright termination. The book concludes with a collection of briefs and legal forms.

Keywords: Copyrights, Publishing law, Reference materials

Gasaway LN, Wiant SK. 1994. Libraries and copyright: A guide to copyright law in the 1990s. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, 271 pp.

Annotation: This book focuses on the current application of the U.S. Copyright Law in libraries. It considers various aspects of this issue such as photocopying and others forms of reproducing materials; licensing; audiovisual and nonprint items; computers, software, and databases; and special problems including unpublished works, educational copying and library reserves. It also provides information on international copyright issues, and considers British and Canadian copyright laws.

Keywords: Copyright, Libraries

Johnson P, MacEwan B, eds. 1994. Collection management and development: Issues in an electronic age - Proceedings of the Advanced Collection Management and Development Institute, Chicago, Illinois, March 26-28, 1993. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 148 pp. (ALCTS papers on library technical services and collection; no. 5)
   

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