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Optional removal of materials from personnel records

The library is using NYS Archives and Civil Service references to set personnel and payroll files records retention and disposition.

Employee Rights, Management, Personnel Records, Policy, Record Retention
Rights for music during graduation ceremonies

We have received several questions about setting graduation ceremonies to music and streaming them or recording them and sharing them

Copyright, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Music, Streaming
[2020 Pandemic Date Specific] Contact tracing and privacy in libraries

Given libraries are preparing plans to reopen, I am looking for a follow up to the 3/19/2020 question posted to Ask The Lawyer pertaining to be

Contact tracing, COVID-19, CPLR 4509, Emergency Response, Privacy
Ripping DVDs using DVDSmith

I've recently come across a situation where people are ripping DVDs they own to a digitized format in Roku.

Copyright, Digitization and Copyright, Ripping/burning, Section 1201
Local organizations meeting using library's Zoom account

My Director has asked me to ask you the following question.

COVID-19, Emergency Response, Library Programming and Events, Local Organizations, Meeting Room Policy, Online Programming, Policy, Templates, Zoom
Pomp & Circumstance public domain use

The song “Pomp & Circumstance” is in the public domain.

Emergency Response, Online Programming, Public Domain, School Libraries, Streaming
Does a library need a disclaimer stating it is not responsible for COVID-19 cases?

I understand that the libraries need a disclaimer stating that the library is not responsible should a visitor or patron become ill with COVID-

COVID-19, Disclaimers, Emergency Response
Ed Law 2-d Compliance and Vendor Products

Many districts have had COVID-19 access for SORA Ebooks. I am not sure if it is ED Law 2-d compliant.

Ed Law 2-d, Emergency Response, Overdrive, School Libraries, FERPA
[2020 Pandemic Date Specific] Policies for employees returning to work during COVID-19

Public and Association libraries have questions about making policies creating conditions that must be met for library staff to return to work.

ADA, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Employee Rights, HRL, Public Libraries, Reopening policies, Safety
Oral history transcriptions and the ADA

When publishing Oral Histories to a Digital Exhibit, such as Omeka, are we required by ADA to include a full transcription of the int

Accessibility, ADA, Digital Exhibits, Omeka, Oral Histories, W3W, WAI, Accomodations, Disability