Developing a Library Copyright Policy. An EIFL guide.

Announcement: Developing a Library Copyright Policy. An EIFL guide.

This new guide is intended to highlight issues when considering the creation of a copyright policy for your library, how to go about drafting a policy and the elements that a library copyright policy might contain, such as

I. What is a library copyright policy?
II. Why do libraries have one?
lll. Do I need a copyright policy?
IV. Creating one
V. What do other library copyright policies look like?
VI. FAQs
VII. How to go about drafting a library copyright policy
VIII. Education and promotion

Browse the guide online or download.

Libraries or librarians from EIFL partner consortia are free to contact the EIFL-IP Programme for advice or support on developing their own policy. We hope the guide is useful for libraries that are considering developing a copyright policy.