Vision of Future Library and Information Systems Paperback

The UK’s copyright legislation has been referred to as the longest, most confusing and hardest to navigate in the world. This new handbook brings clarity to what would otherwise be a complex topic. The author provides sensible and realistic guidance for all library and information practitioners. Topics covered include:

• the copyright exceptions or permitted acts most relevant to library and information professionals
• Lending of print and electronic copyright materials
• The range of licensing solutions available to ensure that the use of copyright works is done in compliance with the law
• The options available for making copies of orphan works (such as where this is done as part of digitization projects)

An exploration of how information professionals working in the corporate sector can copy material legitimately, and highlights where this differs from practitioners working in not for profit publicly accessible libraries.

The handbook is an indispensable guide for library and information professionals; it will be useful for academics and researchers, and it will also be essential reading for anyone wishing to use copyright material legitimately.

The present book ‘Information systems analysis in the Libraries’ defines “Systems Study” in the libraries, its planning and organization starting with various steps like analyzing procedures, surveying and looking into its methods and results in a scientific way. Designing and redesigning a system for betterment looking into sub-systems like acquisition, circulation, serial control etc. to function effectively in a modernized way. In brief, the book gives a comprehensive account of system-approach in the field of librarianship. The book is intended to be used widely as a textbook in the area of systems study for the students of library and information science.