Copyright essentials for librarians and educators

Foreword . . xi
Preface . . xiii
Acknowledgments . . xviii

Part I: Essential Background of Copyright Law
1 History and Purpose . . 3
2 Overwiew . . 15
3 Fair Use and Statutory Exceptions for Libraries . . 25
4 Internet Basics . . 41
5 Recent Legislations . . 49

Part II: Applying Copyright to Cyberspace
6 Hyperlinking and Framing . . 59
7 Browsing . . 71
8 Using Digital Images . . 87
9 Understanding Noncopyright Issues . . 97
10 Realizing Legal Liabilities . . 105

Part III: Specific Library Applications
11 Liability and Libraries as Content and Internet Access Providers . . 113
12 Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing . . 121
13 Electronic Reserve Systems and Class-Based Web Pages . . 127
14 Library Instruction and Distance Education . . 137
15 Talking a Stand for Libraries and Library Users . . 145

Part IV: Copyright Information Sourcebox

Index . . 261
About the Autor . . 264