Selected Specific Policy Issues and Sample Policies
[Acceptable Use] [Access see Equity and Universal Service] [American Patriot Act] [Anonymity and Pseudonymity] [Archives and Special Collections Policies] [Bookmobile Policies] [Censorship and Filtering] [Child Oriented Policies] [Collection Development] [Censorship and Filtering] [Confidentiality of Library Records] Copyright (see [Intellectual Property] [Digital Divide] [Disaster Recovery] [Donations] [Equipment Replacement] [Federal Government Information and Access] [Disaster Recovery] [Filtering] [Freedom of Information (FOIA)] [Information Warfare] [Intellectual Property] [International Issues] [Literacy] [Patriot Act] [Personnel Policies] [Privacy] [Procurement Policies] [Public
Library] [Public Service] [Records Management and Preservation of Digital Records] Selection see [Collection Development] [Science,Technology, & Society] [Security Policies] [Spam] [State Government Information Policies] [Universal Service] [Policies on Volunteers]
General Interest
- American Library Association. Confidentiality of library records, Freedom
to Read Foundation, the Office for Information
Technology Policy, the Office for Intellectual
Freedom Phone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 4220 or 4223, Fax: 312-280-4227, and its
Intellectual Freedom Action News and its Freedom to read statement, Freedom to view statement, Banned Books Week and Challenged and Banned Books and the Washington Office.
- American Library Association (ALA). Library Bill of Rights, Declaración de los Derechos de las Bibliotecas, Interpretations of the library bill of rights and the ALA.
Office for Intellectual Freedom. Access to
electronic information, services and networks: An interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. On the Library Bill of rights see also: Jackson, Mary and Ryan, Mary Jo. (1995, Fall). A fresh look at the Library Bill of Rights. Ncompass (Nebraska Library Commission).
- Association for Computing Machinery. US Public Policy Office. (Biweekly). ACM Washington Update.
- Association of Research Libraries. Federal Relations and Information Policy.
- Burger, Robert H. (1993). Information policy: A framework for evaluation and
policy research. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation.
- Computer Professionals for Social
Responsibility (CPSR).
- Computers and Academic
Freedom.
- Congressional Quarterly (CQ). (1994, May 14). The Information Arena.
Congressional quarterly, Supplement to No. 19. 74 pps. Cost: $9.95 Available:
CQ, 1414 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (202) 887-8500
- Cook, Gordon. Cook Report on the Internet.
- Cranor, Lorrie. Computers and
Society Articles Collection for EP/CS142 Computers and Society. Washington University in St.
Louis.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
- Hernon, Peter and Relyea, Harold. (1991). Inforrnation policy (pp. 176-204). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 4, supplement 11. New York: Marcel Dekker.
- IFLA. Information policy
general resources and Library and information
science policy statements.
- Milles, Jim. Telecommunications law and policy sites. St. Louis University Law School.
Available:
WWW: http://lawlib.slu.edu/misc
/telecomm.htm
- U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Information policy
- Norman, Alfred Lorn. Informational Society Notes: Information Policy
- OMB watch.
- Peacefire. CRADLE: The Cyber Rights
and Digital Liberties Encyclopedia.
- Policy.com. Communications & Technology.
- Progress and Freedom Foundation. Cyberspace and the American Dream.
- Schneider, Karen. Karen's kitchen:
Freedom page.
- UCLA Cyberspace Law and Policy
Institute.
- Shapiro, Carl & Varian, Hal R. (1997, July 30). US Government Information Policy
- Special Libraries Association. Government relations program.
- Woodbury, Carla. Bibliography on the law of
cyberspace
- Wong, Sandy Jane. WWW Multimedia
Law
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- Abelson, Hal & Fischer, Mike. Ethics and
law on the electronic frontier (MIT course)
- Chapman, Gary. (1997). Public
Policy and the Internet University of Texas, Austin, LBJ School.
- Doty, Philip. Federal
Information Policy Course. University of Texas at Austin.
- Hoffman, Lance J. GWU CSCI230:
Information Policy George Washington University.
- MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey. Information
Networks Policy. University of Michigan. School of Public Policy.
- Rosenberg, Victor and Bastos da Cunha, Murilo. (1997, Winter). Information Networks Policy.
University of Michigan. School of Public Policy.
- Samuelson, Pamela and Van House, Nancy. InfoSys 204: Information Users and Society. University of California, Berkeley. School of Information Management and Systems.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
- Library headquarters. Laws affecting libraries.
- Library of Michigan. (1994). District library law handbook.
- Michigan Electronic Library. Laws affecting libraries.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
- Adams, Helen R. (1986). School media policy development: A practical process for small districts. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
- Albritton, Rosie L. and Shaughnessy, Thomas W. (1990). Developing leadership skills: A Source book for librarians. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
- Baker, Margaret. (1992). The development of an information policy for the University of
California at Berkeley's Infocal campus information service. The Public-Access Computer Systems
Review. 3 (7), 4-18. Available: E-mail: listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu Message: get baker prv3n7 f=mail
- Baughman, J.C. (1993). Policy making for public library trustees. Englewood, CO:
Libraries Unlimited.
- Bowen, C. (1988, January). Beyond shhh! Developing the discipline policy of the Downers
Grove Public Library. Illinois Libraries, 70, pp. 25-32.
- Cassell, K. And Futas, E. (1991). Developing public library collections, policies, and
procedures: A how -to-do-it manual for small and medium sized public libraries. New York: Neal-
Schuman.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Education Foundation, The Charlotte Observer, and The Public
Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Make YOUR Mark on the School
Board.
- Doyle, Michael W. and Straus, David. (1976). The new interaction method: How to make
meetings work. New York: Jove Books.
- Fisher, Roger and Ury, William. (1991). Getting to yes. NY:
Penguin.
- Goodyear, Mary Lou. (1993). Information policy for
electronic information resources. Public Access Computer Systems Review, 4 (6), 23-31. or
Available: E-mail: listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu Message: get goodyear prv4n6 F=mail
- Karpisek, M. (1989). Policymaking for school library media programs.
Chicago:ALA.
- Rist, Ray C. (1994). Influencing the policy process with qualitative research. Handbook
of qualitative research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. pp. 545-557.
- Rothman, David, The
electronic citizen: How to speak out and organize on the Internet.
- Schwarz, Roger M. (1994). The skilled facilitator: Practical wisdom for developing
effective groups. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Bird Library 3Rd FL HD30.3 .S373 1994
- Wade, G.S. (1991). Working with library boards: A how-to-do-it manual for
librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman.
- Weaver, Richard G., and Farrell, John D. (1997). Managers as facilitators: A practical
guide to getting work done in a changing workplace. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Politics
- Bellman, G.M. (1992). Getting things done when you are not in charge: How to succeed
from a support position. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishing.
- Birdsall, William F. (1988). The Political persuasion of librarianship. Library Journal, 113:10, 75-79.
- Blanke, Henry T. (1989). Librarianship & Political Values: Neutrality or Commitment? Library Journal, 114:12, 39-43.
- Bolman, Lee G. & Deal, Terrence E. (1991). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice
and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Bundy, Mary L. & Stielow, Frederick J. (Eds.). (1987). Activism in American librarianship, 1962-1973. New York, NY: Greenwood Press.
- Garceau, Oliver (1949). The public library in the political process. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Jenkins, Elsie & Healey, James S. (1975). Invitation to a smoke-filled room. Wilson Library Bulletin, 49:9, 640-646.
- Hartzell, Gary N. (1994). Building influence for the school librarian. Worthington,
OH: Linworth Publishing.
- Manheimer, Ethel (1981). Librarians as political activists. School Library Journal 27:5, 29-31.
- Stevens, Debra (1989). Social responsibility and librarianship: A dilemma of professionalism. Canadian Library Journal, 46:1, 17-22.
- White, Herbert S. (1989). Public libraries and the political process. In Herbert S. White (Ed.) Librarians and the awakening from innocence. (pp. 171-178). Boston MA: G.K. Hall & Co.
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Advocacy and Lobbying Tips
- American Library Association. How can you help libraries? Library advocate's handbook [pdf]. A library advocate's guide to building information literate communities [pdf]. The librarian's guide to cyberspace tipsheet. See ALA's Washington Office for a list of current legislative issues.
- Central Colorado Library System. (1988). Campaigning for libraries. Chicago: Public Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-7505-4. 64p.
- Central New York Library Resources Council Legislative Committee. Library advocate's tool
kit.
- CQ Guide to current American government. (Latest). Washington, DC: Congressional
Quarterly.
- Particularly good is the concise "How a bill becomes law section."
- Emmolo, Lauren M. and Morton-Schwab, Sandy I. (1992). Educating government
officials: SLA's government relations handbook. Washington DC: Special Libraries
Association. 46 pps. ISBN: 0-87111-3864 Cost: $25 Available: Special Library Association, 1700 18th
St. NW, Washington, DC 20009-2508 Phone: (202) 234-4700, Fax: (202) 265-9317.
- Hamilton, Ann, and Saylor, V. Louise. (1994, Winter). Lobbying in the information age:
Professional guidance for a new decade. Library Administration and
Management (LAMA), 8 (1), 43-48.
- Kinney, Lisa F. (1992). Lobby for your library. Chicago: American
Library Association.
- League of Women Voters of the U.S. Have various pamphlets including: Tell it
to Washington, Breaking into broadcasting, Public action kit. Available: League of
Women Voters of the U.S., 1730 M Street NW, Washington DC 20036.
- Libraries for the Future. Cynthia Lopez, LFF Advocacy Director or Doris Bass Phone: (212) 352-2330, (800) 542-1918.
- Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska Community-Library Advocacy Project.
- Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska Community-Library Advocacy Project. Questions [Friends of the Library and Library Trustees] about lobbying.
- North Dakota Library Association. Legislative tips for library advocates.
- Radical Right Task Force. How to win: A
practical guide to defeating the religious right.
- Wells, William G. Jr. (1992). Working with Congress: A practical guide for
scientists and engineers. Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
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Selected Specific Policy Issues and Sample Policies
- American Library Association. Standards and Guidelines.
- Americal Library Association. Washington Office. Current Issues and
Activities.
- Brynteson, Susan. (Compiler). (1991, November). Information Policies: A
compilation of position statements, principles, statutes, and other pertinent statements. Washington,
DC: Coalition for Networked Information.
- CAUSE Information Resources Library. Web Page
Policies
- Connecticut State Library. Policy development materials for public libraries.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation. Computers and Academic Freedom. Library policy statements archive.
- IFLA. Libraries and Related
Information Policy Statements.
- Indiana State Library. Indiana public libraries with policies on the WWW.
- PICK. Library Policy
Documents, Plans and Reports.
- Three Rivers Free-Net (TRFN). Policies on the Internet.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Acceptable Use
- American Association of School Administrators (AASA). Acceptable use policies.
- Burt, David. Public library
Internet access policies.
- CAUSE Information Resources Library. College and
University acceptable use policies.
- GeoCities. GeoCities Guideline Introduction Page.
- Includes: advertising & homesteader responsibility, page content requirements, page content guidelines, email use guidelines, chat & forum guidelines, terms of service, and copyright dispute policy.
- InFoPeople (California State Library). Libraries: Internet, e-mail, computer use
policies.
- Magid, Lawrence J. (1998). Child safety on the information
highway, alternate site and Teen safety on the information highway.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- Maine State Library. Internet access policy: Resources for Maine librarians.
- Montpelier Public Library, OH. Acceptable use policy.
- Stokes, Stephanie. Librarian's guide to cyberspace for parents & kids. Chacago: American Library Association.
- SUNY Albany. Center for Technology in Government. Internet Acceptable-Use Policies.
- University of California Berkeley. Computer use policy.
- Willard, Nancy. K-12
acceptable use policies.
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American Patriot Act
- American Library Association (ALA), Washington Office. Libraries and the patriot legislation.
- Association of Research Libraries. Anti-terrorism legislation and related issues and The search and seizure of electronic information: The law before and after the USA Patriot Act.
- Minot, Mary. (2001, December). The USA Patriot Act and patron privacy on library Internet terminals . California Libraries, 11 (11).
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Anonymity and Pseudonymity
- Danielson, Peter A. (1998, March). Making pseudonymity
acceptable.
- Kabay, Mich E. (1998, March). Anonymity and pseudonymity in
cyberspace: Deindividuation, incivility and lawlessness versus freedom and
privacy.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Archives and Special Collections Policies
- Virginia State Library. Archives research room policies and procedures.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Behavior Policies
- American Library Association. (1993, January 24). Guidelines for the development of policies and procedures regarding user behavior and library usage.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Bookmobile Policies
- State Library of Ohio. (1992). National bookmobile guidelines. Chicago: Public Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-7779-O 21 pps.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Censorship
- "I have never met a public librarian who approved of censorship or one who failed to practice it in some measure." Carnovsky, Leon. (1950, January). The obligations and responsibilities of the librarian regarding censorship. Library Quarterly, 20.
- See also Collection Development.
- See also: Filtering.
- See also: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Banned books week.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Banned Books.
- Americal Library Association. Information includes:
- Americal Library Association. Academic College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Intellectual Freedom Committee. (1999, June 29). Intellectual freedom principles for academic libraries.
- Asheim, Lester. (1953). Not censorship but selection. Wilson Library Bulletin, 28, 63-67.
- Asheim, Lester. (1983). Selection and Censorship: A Reappraisal. Wilson Library Bulletin, 58, 180-83.
- Banned books
online.
- Berman, Sandy. (1996, August/September). . Available: WWW: Three kinds of censorship that librarians (mostly) don't talk about. Minnesota Library Association, 23 (7).
- British index on censorship. 2.
- DelFattore, Joan. (1994). What Johnny shouldn't read: Textbook censorship in America. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Doyle, Robert P. (1994). Top 10 list of silly and illogical reasons to ban a book. (p. 94). In Banned books: 1994 resource guide. Chicago:
American Library Association.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, University of California, Berkeley, and University of San Francisco law school clinics. Chilling effects clearinghouse. 2.
- Feldman, Barbara J. (1998). Banned books week.
- Fine, Sara. (1996, January). How the mind of a censor works: The psychology of censorship. School Library Journal, 42 23-27.
- Franklin, Raymond A. Hate
directory: Hate groups on the Internet.
- HateWatch.
- Heilsberg, Amy. (1994, September). Self-censorship start early. American Libraries,
25 (8), pp. 768,770.
- International Federation of Library Association and Institutions. Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE).
- Levendosky, Charles. (1998, September 27). Wonderful world of banned books (editorial). Casper Star-Tribune.
- Libraryland. Library Issues: Censorship.
- Loudoun County Public Library. Intellectual freedom -- An endangered concept?.
- Mason, Alexandra and Clement, Richard. He who
destroyes a good Booke, kills reason it selfe. University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research
Library.
- National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC).
- Nebraska Library Commission. (1998, October 9). Nebraska intellectual freedom handbook
- People for the American Way.
- Policy.com. Censorship
sources.
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). KlanWatch.
- University of Virginia Library. Special Collections Department. Censored: Wielding the red pen.
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Child Oriented Policies
- American Library Association. Access for children and young people to videotapes and other nonprint formats.
- American Library Association. Free access to libraries for minors: An interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.
- Campbell, Sharon L. (1998, January). Guidelines for writing children's Internet policies. American Libraries, 29, 91-92.
- Law Library Resource Xchange. Child online protection act: Decency and the Internet.
- Public Library Association. Services to Children Committee and Association for Library Service to Children. (1988). "Latchkey children" and the public library. Chicago: Public Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-7263-2. 60p.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Collection Development
- See also Censorship and Filtering and the Collection Development in the Special Topics section.
- American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom. Workbook for selection policy writing.
- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Collection Development Training for Arizona Libraries (CDT). Collection development policies.
- Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Acquisitions, cataloging, and collection development policies for electronic resources.
- Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC). Policy manuals for school libraries.
- Johnson, Peggy. (1994, June). Collection development policies: A cunning plan. Technicalities, 14, (6), 3-6.
- Johnson, Peggy. (1994, August). Collection development policies: Writing collection development policy statements: Format, content, style. Technicalities, 14, (8), 4-7.
- Johnson, Peggy. (1994, October). Collection development policies: Getting started. Technicalities, 14, (10), 2-5.
- Montana State Library. Collection management policy guidelines for public, academic, institutional and special libraries.
- Morton Grove (IL) Public Library. Collection Development Policy.
- Ostertag, J. Keith Collection development policies for the Internet.
- PICK. Collection
development policies.
- Reference & User Services Association. Sample collection development policies for electronic resources.
- Round Rock Texas Public Library. Sample donations policy.
- Tempe Public Library. Collection development policy
- University of South Carolina. Collection management: General policies
- University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Murphy Library. Collection management policy
- Washington Library Media Association Online. Instructional Materials
Policies.
- Wood, Richard J., Hoffmann, Frank W. (1995). Library collection development policies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.
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Confidentiality of Library Records
- American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom. Privacy and confidentiality, Privacy resources for librarians, library users, and families, Questions and answers on privacy and confidentiality, Developing a confidentiality policy, State privacy laws regarding library records.
- Connecticut State Library. Confidentiality of records (General Statutes of Connecticut 11-25(b)).
- National Center for Education Statistics. National Forum on Education Statistics. Policies and Implementation Committee. Data Confidentiality Task Force. (1997, July). Protecting the privacy of student records: guidelines for education agencies (Publication NCES 97-527). Washington, DC: National Forum on Education Statistics.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Disaster Recovery
- Baltimore County Public Library. (1996). Help manual: A guide for emergency procedures. Chicago: Public Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-7833-9.
- Includes: building emergencies, medical emergencies, problem behavior, service inquiries, and theft & loss.
- Disaster preparedness and
response
- Earthquake
Preparedness
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Donations
- Public Library Association. Policy considerations for public libraries accepting donations.
- Round Rock Public Library. Sample Donations policy form
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Equipment Replacement Policies
- State Library of North Carolina. (1998, September). Guidelines for developing an equipment replacement policy.
- Necessary to receive an EZ LSTA Basic Equipment or Enhanced Connectivity Grant.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Filtering
- American Library Association. Filters and filtering
- American Library Association.Children¹s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
- American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF). Resolution on the use of Internet filters.
- Burt, David. (1997, August). In defense of filtering. American Libraries, 28 (7) 46-47. See also his Filtering facts.
- American Library Association.Children¹s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
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Federal Government Information and Access
- Americal Library Association. Washington
Office.
- Center for Democracy and Technology. Access to government information.
- Doty, Philip. Federal
Information Policy Course. University of Texas at Austin.
- General Services Administration. IT Policy
OnRamp
- Government
Information Quarterly (GIQ) TOC Table of Contents via Auburn University.
- Hernon, Peter & McClure, Charles R. (1993). Electronic U.S. Government Information: Policy
Issues and Directions. In Martha E. Williams, ed. Annual Review of Information Science and
Technology, 28, 45-110.
- Hernon, Peter and McClure, Charles R. (1987). Federal information policies in
the 1980s: Conflicts and issues. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub. Corp.
- Hernon, Peter, McClure, Charles R., and Relyea, Harold C. (Eds.). (1996). Federal
information policies in the 1990's: Views and perspectives. Norwood, NJ:
Ablex.
- Inter-Association
Working Group on Government Information Policy (IAWG).
- Journal of Government
Information (JGI) Table of Contents via Auburn University.
- National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Principles of public
information.
- Sevetson, Andrea. Resources of use to government documents librarians: Laws & legislation enacted and
proposed. University of California, Berkeley.
- York, Grace. University of Michigan. Documents Center. Government Documents Librarianship: Government information policy.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
Freedom of Information (FOIA)
- freedominfo.org.
- General Accounting Office. (2001, March 16) Progress in implementing the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments (GAO-01-378).
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Fully-automated fill-in-the-blanks FOI letter generator. .
- Society of Professional Journalists. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) resources.
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Information Warfare
- Haeni, Reto. Introduction to Information Warfare
- Hernon, Peter. (1995). Disinformation and misinformation through the Internet: Findings of
an exploratory study. Government Information Quarterly 12 (2), 133-139.
- ICSA. Security issues.
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Information Warfare (IASIW). Information war, I-war,
Cyberwar
- Metzger, Richard. (Creative Director). Disinformation - the subculture search
engine
- Molander, Roger C., Riddile, Andrew S., Wilson, Peter A. (1996). Strategic information
warfare: A new face of war. Santa Monica, CA: Rand.
- Naef, Wanja Eric. Information Warfare Site (IWS).
- President's Information Technology Advisory Committee. (1999, February 24). Report to the President. Information technology research: Investing in our future.
- Toffler, Alvin & Heidi. (1993). War and anti-war: Survival at the dawn of the 21st
century. Boston: Little, Brown.
- Wray, Stefan. (1998, November). Electronic civil disobedience and the world wide web of hacktivism: A mapping of extraparliamentarian direct action net politics. World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory Conference.
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Intellectual Property
- Alfino, Mark.Intellectual property and copyright ethics.
- American Communication Association. Copyright and intellectual
property
- Americal Library Association. Copyright
webliography.
- Americal Library Association. Washington Office. Office on intellectual property.
- Association of Research Libraries. Timeline: A history of copyright in the U.S.
- Beers, Everitt. Beers Law
.
- Berne Convention
for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Text 1971).
- Berry, John III. (2000, July). The real purpose of copyright. Library Journal.
- Besser, Howard. (1998, February). Erosion of public protection: Attacks on the concept of fair use. Paper delivered at the Town Hall Meeting on Copyright & Fair Use College Art Association, Toronto.
- Carroll, Terry. (1993). A Frequently Asked Questions (With
Answers) File (A FAQ) Regarding U.S. Copyright Law.
- Columbia University. Institute for Learning Technologies. RightsBase -- ILT guide to
Copyright and Related Resources
- Copyright Clearance
Center.
- Cornell University. College of Law. Copyright law
materials
- Counsel Connect. Intellectual
property.
- Franklin Pierce Law Center. Basic
U.S. Patent, Copyright and Trademark Information
- Groton [CT] Public Schools. Copyright implementation manual.
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Copyright Management
Center. Indiana University
Online Copyright Tutorial.
- Library of Congress. U.S. Copyright
Office
- Library of Congress. Circular
1: Copyright basics
- Library of Congress. Circular 21:
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
- Library of Congress. Circular 22:
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
- Library of Congress. Circular
55: Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works [pdf]
- Minow, Mary. Library Law:Copyright and libraries.
- National Academies. IP @ The National Academies.
- National Research Council. Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. Committee on Intellectual Property Rights and the Emerging Information Infrastructure. (2000). Digital dilemma: Intellectual property in the information age. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences.
- Nebraska Library Commission. (1998, October 9). Copyright handbook
- O'Mahoney, Benedict. Copyright
Website.
- Policy.com. Intellectual property
sources.
- Samuelson, Pamela. (1999, January). Intellectual property and contract law for the information age: Foreword to a symposium. California Law Review, 87
- Standler, Ronand B. Plagiarism in colleges in USA.
- Stanford University Libraries, FindLaw, and the Council on Library Resources. Copyright and fair use.
- Taleb, R.S. (1999). Commonsense copyright (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland Publishers.
- Templeton, Brad. 10 big
myths about copyright explained.
- U.S. Copyright Act of
1976 , 17 USC 110-810.
- U.S. House of Representatives. Internet Law Library. Intellectual property
- World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
- Yahoo-
Guide to Intellectual Property
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- Michigan State Library. Michigan interlibrary loan code: Protocols & guidelines
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
- Australia. National Library of Australia. Government policy and the information
superhighway.
- Council on East Asian Libraries. Information society: China, Japan, Macau, and South Korea.
- Global Information Infrastructure Commission.
- Global Internet Liberty Campaign.
- Founded by EPIC and the ACLU with funding by Souros has a membership now exceeding 40 Internet policy-related organizations worldwide.
- Global Inventory Project.
- IFLA. Information policy
resources.
- International Telecommunications Union.
- Lor, Peter Johan. (1997). Guidelines for
legislation for national library services (CII-97/WS/7). Paris: UNESCO.
- Singapore. National Computer Board. Policy Research and Survey Group of the National
Information Infrastructure (NII) Division. NII
Scan.
- Tracks world-wide NII policy developments.
- Tagish Ltd. UK.National inventory
project.
- International list of important information policy contacts arranged by nation.
- UNESCO. Communications Information and
Infomatics Sector.
- UNESCO. Observatory on the information society.
- U.S. (1995). The
global information infrastructure: Agenda for cooperation.
- U.S. Commerce. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Information Technology
Laboratory. National Information Infrastructure Virtual
Library
- World Bank. (1998). Knowledge for
development (1998-1999 World Bank Development Report).
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- American Library Association. (1990). Library personnel policies. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Arden, Sandra. (Ed.). (1989). Library personnel policies. Lansing, MI: Michigan Library Association. Available from Chicago: Public Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-7468-6.
- Connecticut State Library. Elements of a public library personnel policy .
- Connecticut State Library. Sample library job descriptions.
- Fulton County Public Library, IN. Personnel manual.
- New Carlisle - Olive Township Public Library, IN. Training manual.
- Public Library Association (PLA). (1989). Library personnel policies. (Guidebook and How-To Manual). 257p. ISBN 0-8389-7468-6.
- Society for Human Resource Management. Personnel policy handbooks on the web.
- Utah State Library. Writing a job description.
- Return to Information Policy Table of Contents
- See also [Anonymity and Pseudonymity], [Confidentiality of Library Records], and [Security Policies].
- Alderman, E. and Kennedy, C. (1995). Right to privacy. NY: Knopf.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Defend your data
- American Communication Association. Privacy rights and
issues.
- American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom. Privacy and confidentiality, Privacy resources for librarians, library users, and families, Questions and answers on privacy and confidentiality, Draft interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights on privacy, For librarians and libraries, including ALA policies and statements on privacy, Developing a confidentiality policy, State privacy laws regarding library records.
- AT&T. Ask LN
(Learning Network): Helping educators use technology in the classroom. Example of a current online Privacy policy
- Bacard's Privacy
Page
- CAUSE Information Resources Library. College and
University privacy policies
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR). Privacy and civil
liberties
- Coyle, Karen. (1998, July 11-16). A short history of Internet
privacy, Program handout materials, American Association of Law Libraries
conference.
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