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Intellectual Freedom l Copyright
2021 | softcover 160 pp | 6" x 9" $54.99 | Members: $49.49
2021 | softcover 352 pp | 8.5” x 11” $69.99 | Members: $62.99
2020 | softcover 320 pp | 8.5" x 11" $68.00 | Members: $61.20
Compact Copyright: Quick Answers to Common Questions
Sara R. Benson | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3756-3 Faculty, students, and colleagues come to you with copyright questions, both simple and complex. And they want reliable answers—as fast as you can get them. With this guide, designed for ready access, you’ll be prepared to deliver. Practical discussions of legal concepts illuminate a range of topics, such as
À barriers to using the TEACH Act provisions in content for online teaching;
À showing a full-length movie in a university class;
À your legal options when receiving a DMCA take-down notice;
À court interpretations of fair use in three key recent cases;
À Creative Commons licenses, complete with a quick reference chart;
À using letters under copyright in a special collections display case;
À applying the implied license option to post historical student dissertations in institutional repositories;
À the Marrakesh Treaty provision supporting transfer of accessible works internationally; and
À limiting factors for interlibrary loan.
Intellectual Freedom Manual, Tenth Edition
Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF); Martin Garnar, Editor; Trina Magi, Assistant Editor
PRINT: 978-0-8389-4818-7
Whether you’re developing or revising policies, on-boarding new staff or trustees, responding to challenges and controversies, or studying librarianship, you’ll find this an indispensable resource.
A History of ALA Policy on Intellectual Freedom: A Supplement to the Intellectual Freedom Manual, Tenth Edition
Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF); Martin Garnar, Editor;
Trina Magi, Assistant Editor | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3787-7 Providing valuable context, this volume collects several key documents and policy statements alongside a range of essays about the history and development of ALA’s official documents on intellectual freedom.
2021 | softcover | 264 pp | 6” x 9” | $84.99 | Members: $76.49
Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions, Fourth Edition
Kenneth D. Crews | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1629-2
“This fourth edition covers the newest developments regarding mass digitization, Creative Commons, classroom use and distance learning, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and access for people with disabilities . . . Moreover, Crews’s devoting two chapters to how copyright law and
the TEACH Act can be applied to distance learning is particularly timely and useful.”—Doody's Notes
“[An] excellent primer . . . functioning as both a straightforward, cover-to-cover read and a handy
reference work.”—Online Searcher Copyright law never sleeps, making it imperative to keep abreast of the latest developments. LIS students, librarians, and educators alike will appreciate respected copyright authority Crews’s timely insights and succinct guidance.
2020 | softcover 208 pp | 6” x 9” $49.99 | Members: $44.99
Intellectual Freedom Stories from a Shifting Landscape
Edited by Valerie Nye | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4726-5
“These stories provide lived examples from banned book challenges to drag queen story time to a Black Lives Matter die-in and much more. They will spur librarians to reflect on the programs they have organized and give them ideas for future programming and responding to community backlash . . . The conclusion asks readers to share their stories around intellectual freedom and librarianship as an ongoing project. Now more than ever, librarians should use their libraries to
mobilize change, and they must continue to listen to and learn from one another.” —Choice What does protecting intellectual freedom mean in practice? This important collection gathers real-world stories that illuminate the difficulties, triumphs, and occasional setbacks of advocating for free and equal access to information for all people.
See also: Foundations of Intellectual Freedom, page 20.
2019 | softcover 240 pp | 6” x 9” $59.99 | Members: $53.99
Coaching Copyright
Edited by Kevin L. Smith and Erin L. Ellis | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1848-7
“For all librarians who have seen the eyes of patrons (or clients, as editor Kevin Smith insists we call them) glaze over as soon as they hear the word ‘copyright,’ this book offers both confidence and excellent ideas . . . This helpful guide is recommended for academic, special, and large public
libraries.”—Catholic Library World
“[The editors] have distilled years of practical experience and in-depth copyright knowledge into a highly readable guidebook. The book’s contributors offer immediately actionable ideas for librarians seeking to integrate copyright reference and instruction services more deliberately
into their daily work.”—Online Searcher
“A must read for librarians who regularly interact with copyright law—which is to say, all
librarians.”—Choice
2019 | softcover 200 pp | 6" x 9" $44.99 | Members: $40.49
Teaching Banned Books: 32 Guides for Children and Teens, Second Edition
Pat R. Scales | PRINT: 978-0-8389-4638-1 As standard-bearers for intellectual freedom, school and children’s librarians are in ideal positions to ensure that valued books which touch upon important topics are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written. This updated, best-selling classroom- and library-ready book of discussion guides
À aids educators and librarians in stimulating the critical thinking skills of young readers aged 9-18 while also encouraging freedom of thought and expression, in either classroom or book club settings;
À spotlights titles dealing with sensitive but vital issues such as bullying, racism, bigotry, making tough choices, other cultures, and our uncertain future;
À provides open-ended questions for discussion which explore the book as a whole rather than simply its “controversial” aspects, along with research and writing activities; and
À includes short summaries of each book, plus a read-alikes section to keep the conversation going.
