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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821168903321

Titolo

Digital rights management : the librarian's guide / / edited by Catherine A. Lemmer, Carla P. Wale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-6376-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Medical Library Association Books

Disciplina

346.0482

Soggetti

Copyright - Electronic information resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapteers and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 What Is Digital Rights Management?; 2 A Primer on Digital Rights Management Technologies; 3 Understanding and Utilizing Digital Authentication; 4 Organizations and Workflow; 5 Provisions for Digital Collections and Sample Language; 6 Managing Digital Rights in Open Access Works; 7 The Quandary of Digital Rights and Information Privacy; 8 Digital Rights Management and Copyright Law; 9 DRM Redux; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Libraries strive to provide access to rights-protected content in a manner that protects both the content creator and the privacy of the user. Digital Rights Management (DRM) encompasses a variety of technologies and strategies utilized by content owners and managers to limit access to and the use of rights-protected content. Librarians need to understand DRM to effectively enable users to access and use rights-protected digital content while at the same time protecting the privacy of the user. Edited by two librarians who also hold law degrees, this is a best practices guide for front-line li