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Librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services / Tomas A. Lipinski.

By: Series: Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionalsPublication details: New Delhi : DBS Imprints, 2014.Description: xxv, 734 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789382423690
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.730482 23 L764
Contents:
1. The information acquisition landscape today -- 2. Basic contract law concepts -- 3. Contract formation and enforceability -- 4. Broader legal and policy issues in licensing -- 5. Electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act -- 6. Negotiated and nonnegotiated licenses -- 7. Shrink-wrap, click-wrap, and browse-wrap licenses -- 8. End user license agreements (websites) -- 9. General public licenses, open source agreements, and creative commons agreements -- 10. Basic music and media licenses -- 11. The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act -- 12. The developing law of implied licenses -- 13. The future look of licenses -- 14. A basic licensing glossary -- 15. Four common library licenses deconstructed -- 16. Twenty sample key clauses to look for in content licenses -- 17. Look before you license : 126 questions and answers for evaluating licenses -- Case index -- Subject index -- About the Author.
Summary: Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library's mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? Here, 17 library instructors share their best practices for reaching out to today's unique users.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books ISI Library, Kolkata 346.730482 L764 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 136595
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

1. The information acquisition landscape today --
2. Basic contract law concepts --
3. Contract formation and enforceability --
4. Broader legal and policy issues in licensing --
5. Electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act --
6. Negotiated and nonnegotiated licenses --
7. Shrink-wrap, click-wrap, and browse-wrap licenses --
8. End user license agreements (websites) --
9. General public licenses, open source agreements, and creative commons agreements --
10. Basic music and media licenses --
11. The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act --
12. The developing law of implied licenses --
13. The future look of licenses --
14. A basic licensing glossary --
15. Four common library licenses deconstructed --
16. Twenty sample key clauses to look for in content licenses --
17. Look before you license : 126 questions and answers for evaluating licenses --
Case index --
Subject index --
About the Author.

Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library's mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? Here, 17 library instructors share their best practices for reaching out to today's unique users.

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