If you haven't yet caught up with www.kwtl.co.uk, it is an excellent
site for all those copyright headaches which keep coming up.
Lucy
>News from CILIP
>
>Monday 27 October 2008
>
>For immediate release
>
>Massive growth in resources on KWtL intelligence service
>
>More than 500 valuable new resources have been added to the Keeping
>Within the Law (KWtL) intelligence service since its launch in May
>2008. The figure continues to rise daily, and with more than 2,000
>resources now available, KWtL's database has grown by over 25% in
>just five months.
>
>KWtL's editor Paul Pedley comments:
>
>"The complexity of copyright and information law continues to be a
>challenge for most organisations. Coupled with severe penalties for
>non-compliance, this means it is now more important than ever to
>have 24/7 access to quality information. You need to be able offer
>the best possible advice on all aspects of information law to
>minimise risks associated with legal infringement."
>
>"Keeping Within the Law brings together useful primary sources on
>legal issues into one single resource. It is fully searchable and
>structured in a clear and logical format to simplify the task of
>librarians and information professional in advising on information
>use. It saves valuable research time".
>
>Overstretched 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 may find
>themselves placed in the difficult position of being asked by users
>to provide access to content, while 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
>the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 has been amended many
>times during the past two decades. KWtL's publishers Facet
>Publishing, part of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and
>Information Professionals, expects the subscription-based service to
>continue developing at a significant pace, as still more legislation
>is introduced.
>
>To take a tour of Keeping Within the Law visit
><<http://www.kwtl.co.uk/>http://www.kwtl.co.uk/>www.kwtl.co.uk.
L Gildersleeves
Lecturer
School of Library, Archive & Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
LONDON WC1E 6BT
office tel: 0207 679 7204
direct line: 0207 679 2630
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