Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions
eBook - ePub

Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions

  1. 156 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions

About this book

Here is a timely new book on the pressing legal and ethical issues that are faced by librarians on a daily basis. Chapters written by librarians, lawyers, accountants, and business people discuss the concept of acquisitions as a business, address some of the ramifications of the climate in which practicing acquisitions librarians now find themselves, and examine some of the skills that will be required as the acquisitions librarian changes to meet the emerging demands.Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions features:

  • an overview of antitrust issues in publishing
  • practical suggestions for communicating with publishers
  • a discussion of the acquisitions librarian's role in dealing with charitable contributions
  • a look at the issues involved in the purchase of new technologies
  • information on the ethical and fiscal problems associated with the selection of appropriate materials for library collections
  • a view of the business relationship between libraries and booksellers
  • legal advice on the ramifications of a library allowing juveniles access to materials that are inappropriate for their age
  • insider information on subscription vendor service charges and on getting the "best deal"
  • a philosophical look at the problem of weeding books from a library's collection

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Yes, you can access Legal and Ethical Issues in Acquisitions by Katina Strauch,Bruce Strauch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Law Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. About the Editors
  8. Introduction
  9. Current Antitrust Issues in Publishing
  10. Acquisitions and the FTC: A Brief Introduction
  11. Publisher Advertising: Proposal for a New Era
  12. Plain English for Publishers: An Articulation of Billing Problems
  13. The Library Perspective on Non-Cash Charitable Contributions
  14. Gifts — The Answer to a Problem
  15. The Legalities of Acquiring Software for an Academic Library
  16. Taking License: Librarians, Publishers and the New Media
  17. Journeymen of the Printing Office
  18. Contracts and Ethics in Library Acquisitions: The Expressed and the Implied
  19. Obscenity and Juveniles: A Look at Commonwealth v. American Booksellers
  20. Claiming Periodicals: The "Trembling Balance" in the "Feud of Want and Have"
  21. Stretching the Acquisitions Budget by Negotiating Subscription Agency Service Charges
  22. The Ethics of Library Discard Practices