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Displaying 131 - 140 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| School Libraries Template for Copiers | We were asked about signage to post over the copier at a schools where educational materials are copied. |
ADA, Copyright, Fair Use, School Libraries, Section 110, TEACH Act, Templates, Disability | |
| Book Challenges and Records Retention | In a local school district, multiple books have been challenged recently. |
First Amendment, LGS-1, Policy, Record Retention, School Libraries, Book challenges | |
| Current COVID safety measures for NYS employers | It's January 6, 2022, and I am trying to pinpoint what libraries are obligated to do for employees with regard to COVID safety measures. & |
COVID-19, HERO Act, Management, Policy, Safety Plan | |
| Accessibility options for school ebooks | Students in a school are reading a simultaneous use eBook. |
Accessibility, Accomodations, Copyright, Digital Access, Fair Use, Disability | |
| Hiring 1099 Contractors | We are thinking of bringing on a 1099 contractor. What should we be aware of? |
Employee Rights, 1099, Hiring Practices | |
| Pre-employment Background Checks | We are considering pre-employment background checks. What should we know when instituting this process? |
Hiring Practices, Background Checks | |
| Paid sick leave for COVID quarantine | The library (school district public library without a union or a bargaining agreement and less than 50 employees) offers paid sick leave for most e |
COVID-19, Emergency Response, Employee Rights, Labor, Legal Poems, PTO, Vacation, and Leave, Sick Leave, Workers Comp | |
| Database Downloads and Confidentiality | Recently a question has come up at our academic library concerning patron privacy and the notification to a patron (usually a student) concerning e |
Academic Libraries, CPLR 4509, Ethics, FERPA, Privacy, Security, Students, Surveillance, Databases | |
| Patron Privacy and Police | Local police walked through our Library earlier today with no explanation. |
Ethics, Patron Confidentiality, Policy, Privacy, Safety, Templates | |
| Reviewing Deed of Gift and Loan Forms | "Ask the Lawyer" got a question from a member: "Can you review our deed of gift and loan forms?" We helped them out on a confidential basis, |
Archives, Collection Management, Donations, Historical societies and museums |