>Keeping Within the Law (KWtL): minimize your risk of legal infringement
>
>A new copyright and information law website by Paul Pedley
><http://www.kwtl.co.uk>www.kwtl.co.uk
>
>Overstretched library and information 
>professionals need to keep up-to-date with the 
>raft of legislation and case law relating to 
>information use, and its implications for the 
>profession. For example, they must find 
>themselves placed in the difficult position of, 
>on the one hand, being asked by their users to 
>provide access to content, whilst, on the other 
>hand, needing to be mindful of the legal rights 
>of the creators and distributors of intellectual property.
>
>Consulting a copy of the legislation is not 
>straightforward, given that the Copyright, 
>Designs & Patents Act 1988 has been amended many 
>times over the past two decades. With this new 
>copyright and information law website, from 
>Facet Publishing, the publishing arm of CILIP, 
>you have 24/7 access to authoritative, 
>up-to-date information on all aspects of 
>information law. With increasing concerns about 
>risk and tougher measures to crack down on 
>non-compliance, Keeping Within the Law (KWtL) 
>can help library and information professionals 
>proactively minimize the risk of legal 
>infringement and effectively manage their compliance strategies.
>
>KWtL sets out the relevant legislation and case 
>law together with best practice guidance in a 
>clear, logical and fully searchable format, to 
>simplify the task of library and information 
>professionals in advising on information use.
>
>The website contains:
>
>    * 1,600+ authoritative information resources 
> at your fingertips – fully searchable access to 
> an incredibly rich and continually growing 
> database, divided into four key subject areas 
> to increase your efficiency and save you valuable research time
>    * a subscriber-only monthly newsletter – 
> providing on the job advice and comment
>    * up-to-the-minute legal intelligence – Paul 
> Pedley, Head of Research at the Economist 
> Intelligence Unit, selects regular news 
> relevant to you, through his exclusive subscriber-only news alerts and blog
>    * useful resources, links to websites, 
> factsheets, government reports, surveys, best 
> practice guidelines, Q&A’s, in-depth reports, 
> thoughtful analysis of pertinent issues and 
> much more, to make your job easier.
>
>This indispensable product is a one-stop shop 
>for all you need to know about copyright and 
>information law. A must-have for anyone working 
>within the information stakeholder community: 
>information suppliers, professionals and 
>providers advising on legal issues. It is also a 
>useful reference point for legal advisers, 
>academics and students of information law. Visit 
><http://www.kwtl.co.uk>www.kwtl.co.uk for further details.
>
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>Press contact:
>
>Lena Stuart, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
>Tel: 020 7255 0597
>Email: 
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>Notes to editors:
>
>    * Paul Pedley MA MLib FCLIP is Head of 
> Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit. He 
> is a member LACA: the Libraries and Archives 
> Copyright Alliance, a Visiting Professor at 
> London Metropolitan University and regularly 
> runs training courses on copyright and other legal issues.
>
>    * Email 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] for 
> further information. KWtL is available from:
>
>Facet Publishing
>7 Ridgmount Street
>London WC1E 7AE
><http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/>www.facetpublishing.co.uk
>Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0590
>Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 0591
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>    * CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library 
> and Information Professionals is the leading 
> professional body for librarians, information 
> specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a 
> community of around 36,000 people engaged in 
> library and information work, of whom around 
> 21,000 are CILIP members and around 15,000 are 
> regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. Visit 
> <http://www.cilip.org.uk>www.cilip.org.uk for more information about CILIP.
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L Gildersleeves
Lecturer
School of Library, Archive & Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
LONDON WC1E 6BT

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