Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide (Medical Library Association Books Series)

Lemmer, Catherine A.

ISBN 10: 144226375X / ISBN 13: 9781442263758

Published by Rl, 2016

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pp. 268.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide (Medical Library Association Books Series)
• Publisher: Rl
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144226375X
• ISBN 13: 9781442263758
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Libraries strive to provide access to rightsprotected content in a manner that protects both the content creator and the privacy of the user. Digital Rights Management (Drm) encompasses a variety of technologies and strategies utilized by content owners and managers to limit access to and the use of rightsprotected content. Librarians need to understand Drm to effectively enable users to access and use rightsprotected digital content while at the same time protecting the privacy of the user. Edited by two librarians who also hold law degrees, this is a best practices guide for frontline librarians on how to best respond to the impact of Drm schemes on collection development, staffing, budget, service, and other library concerns. Designed to address the practical operational and planning issues related to Drm, this guide explores the critical issues and challenges faced by librarians. After reading it, librarians will better understand: ·the digital content rights protection scheme; ·the various

About the Author

Catherine A. Lemmer is library director of Lake Forest Library, Lake Forest, Illinois. Prior to this she was a law librarian and assistant director of information services at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law and a research instructor in both the J.D. program and the LL.M. program in American law for foreign lawyers.

Carla P. Wale is the head of public services and a research instructor in the J.D. program at Temple University Beasley’s School of Law Library. She previously held positions at the Georgetown University Law Center and Northern Illinois University’s College of Law.