Legal Request


Question

A law practice in is litigating a case.  They have contacted us asking for all relevant materials.

Dissertations


Question

We’ve recently had some questions regarding the ability to provide access to dissertations, theses, and other cataloged graduate work.  How does the law govern these questions?

Ownership of Employee Created Materials


Question

At a recent WNYLRC webinar, we discussed the ownership of materials generated by library staff.  Who owns the massive amount of original work generated by an active, engaged lib

Copying of College Textbook Chapters


Question

Our question concerns the copying of college textbook chapters for students where the required textbook is either backordered by the bookstore day one of semester or where a late

Sharing Articles


Question

I encountered a situation in which a patron wanted to share an article that I sent to [a not-for-profit organization’s] educational portal.

Microfilming A Current Newspaper


Question

Our local newspaper of record used to microfilm itself (using a third party vendor) for their own use in their private archives.