Copyright : Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services

This well-known handy deskbook sets out to explain the provisions of the UK Copyright Act and supporting legislation in quick and easy question-and-answer form. It is intended as a working guide for the practising LIS professional to the intricacies of copyright as it needs to be understood in the context of library and information work.
Fully revised, this third edition incorporates all the recent UK laws designed to meet European standards. It takes account of the very latest legislation on databases with a detailed chapter which explains the new law in straightforward terms and answers some of the questions that it is likely to provoke. All types of material that may attract copyright are covered.
Addressing as it does situations and problems taken from actual working experience, this is an essential desktop reference tool for all library and information practitioners, managers, policy makers and students who need to identify what can and cannot be done legally.

Graham P. Cornish is Programme Director for the IFLA Universal Availability of Publications Programme, and has responsibility for copyright interpretation throughout the British Library.