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Public Records in Archives and FOIL Requests

We attended the excellent FOIL workshop just offered by WNYLRC and hope you repeat it.

Public Records, FOIA/FOIL
Salaried/Non-Exempt Employees and Compensatory Time

It is not uncommon in small non-profits and higher education institutions to find an employment class called Salaried/Non-Exempt.

Management, Salaries and Wages, Employee Rights
Pornography, Public Computers, & Library Policy

Pornography and public computers in libraries have gone hand-in-hand for some time and I'm doing some research on how library policies sho

Policy, Sexual Harassment, First Amendment, Templates
Copyright Liability For Programs Using Audio/Video Recordings

Does our library incur any liability when a program presenter uses our facility and presents a program at our behest that includes music, eithe

Copyright, Music, Online Programming, Social Media, Policy
Copyright & Posting Images of Artwork From Collections

We are planning to put together a public page with information on various artworks donated to our university.

Copyright, Donations, Fair Use, Image Rights
Finding A Lawyer

We are looking for a lawyer to provide us with advice on numerous issues, including whether library employees are employees of the library or t

Management
Digital Movie Codes

Question 1

Fair Use, Digital Access, First Sale Doctrine, Licensing
Sexual Harassment Training

Beginning on October 9, employers in NYS are required to make interactive training which meets state outlined minimum standards to their employ

Board of Trustees, Employee Rights, Sexual Harassment, Policy
Printing

The director of the college print shop has come to me for copyright assistance.

Academic Libraries, Copyright, Management, Photocopies, Policy, Templates
Employee Sharing

Is it possible for a municipal library and an association library to share one employee?

Employee Rights, Hiring Practices, Management, Municipal Libraries