Licensing In Libraries
Subtitle: Practical And Ethical Aspects (Published Simultaneously as the Journal of Library Administr)
Publisher: Haworth Information Press
Published: August 8, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780789028792
Subjects: Intellectual property, copyright & patents; Library & Information Sciences; Libraries; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines; Legal Reference / Law Profession; USA; Library & Information Science; Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Copyright licenses; Computer software industry; Licenses; United States
First sentence: There is a large body of literature on electronic journals and pricing models to synthesize in order to present the reader with a state-of-the-art description of pricing models for electronic academic materials.
Description: "Licensing in Libraries: Practical and Ethical Aspects provides the information that librarians, publishers, students, and professionals in library licensing need in order to stay at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. The book presents state-of-the-art information on licensing issues, including interlibrary loan contract management, end-user education, pricing models for electronic materials, copyright, public domain issues, e-books, consortial licensing, licensing software, and legal aspects of licensing, as well as an important historical perspective on the development of the field."--Jacket.