Dear Colleagues

Please accept my apologies for cross-posting.

I have been asked to draw to your attention the publication this month of two new books from Facet Publishing on copyright for lis and archives professionals respectively by Sandy Norman, until recently CILIP's Copyright Adviser, and Tim Padfield, Copyright Officer at the National Archives, Kew and Chair of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance. 

It is now possible to order these titles and links to online ordering are given with each title below. The publisher's 'blurb' for each is also below. If you have any queries about ordering the books, please contact Facet Publishing as follows:


Facet Publishing
CILIP
7 Ridgmount Street
London WC1E 7AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0590 Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 0591
Email: [log in to unmask]  Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk 


Barbara Stratton
Copyright Adviser, CILIP and Secretary to LACA

CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0500 Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 0501 Textphone: +44 (0)20 7255 0505 
General email: [log in to unmask]  Web: www.cilip.org.uk  LACA Web Site: www.cilip.org.uk/laca   

 
Practical Copyright for Information Professionals
The CILIP Handbook
Sandy Norman
http://www.lapwing.org.uk/cgi-bin/miva?lap/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=505 

Are you worried about recent changes in copyright law? This guide, written by a copyright expert, de-mystifies the complicated law of copyright and related rights. The author provides commonsense, practical guidance on respecting and keeping on the right side of the copyright law in your library or information service. The recent changes emanating from the EU Copyright Directive are covered extensively together with in-depth chapters on compliance with the new rules. Although this is a one-size-fits-all guide, sectoral differences are highlighted and discussed. Areas covered include:

        *       What is copyright? The economic and moral rights; the materials protected by            copyright and who owns copyright; the different terms of protection
        *       Statutory exceptions and limitations: fair dealing; library regulations; education
        *       Public lending of copyright materials
        *       Copyright compliance solutions: fair practice statutory copying; contractual and                 licensing solutions
        *       What is infringement? Avoiding the risks; learning from disputes and case law
        *       The international scene: international copyright agreements; what is happening in            Europe and other parts of the world
        *       Case studies and frequently asked questions
        *       Where to go to learn more.

As well as being an indispensable guide for library and information staff, the guide will also be 
essential for researchers, academics, teachers, reprographics staff and technicians - and, 
indeed, for anyone who uses, or wants to learn about using, copyright material.

Sandy Norman is a freelance copyright consultant and until recently the Copyright Adviser to CILIP.

March 2004; 208pp; paperback; 1-85604-490-4; £24.95


Copyright for Archivists 
and users of archives
Second edition
Tim Padfield
http://www.lapwing.org.uk/cgi-bin/miva?lap/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=800 

This new book explains the provisions of copyright law in the UK with particular reference to unpublished material, the most important part of the holdings of any archive. It gives advice and examples that take account of the special interests of archivists and users of archives; provides worked examples based on real-life enquiries answered by the author; and includes the full text of the statutory regulations for the copying of archival and library materials.

This second edition is fully revised and updated to include changes to the UK law as a result of recent EU legislation, which will have a significant impact on archivists and archival researchers. The relationship between copyright and the applications of the Freedom of Information Act is also given careful scrutiny. Besides changes in statutory law there have been some important new judgments in copyright and related cases that affect interpretation of the law. They include judgments on the law in relation to the internet, of which anyone wishing to publish on the web needs to be aware. Areas covered include:

        *       what is copyright?
        *       copyright protection
        *       ownership
        *       publication, exhibition and performance
        *       use
        *       copyright in the electronic environment
        *       special cases
        *       other intellectual property rights.

Readable and accessible for people without legal training, this comprehensive and approachable guide can be used by anyone from law student to first-time researcher, but is especially essential for archivists and records managers. It is also of substantial value to other LIS professionals in libraries, museums and galleries, and to anyone who wishes to understand copyright law without recourse to legal texts.

Tim Padfield is Copyright Officer, Curator of Photographs and Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, at the Public Record Office, National Archives, Kew.

March 2004; 272pp; paperback; 1-85604-512-9; £24.95