Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide

摘要

Let me say up front that this is a book every librarian should read-yes, even children's librarians unless they deal only with print collections. I cannot think of any area of librarianship that is not impacted by digital technology. All types of libraries purchase/ license and make digital content available as well as, in many cases, creating digital content from historical collections or supporting the development of open educational resources. Furthermore, Digital Rights Management.The Librarian's Guide is well-written and all of the authors are knowledgeable (all but one have law degrees and all but one are librarians). For those of us who are out of their depth concerning technology, Chapters 2 and 3 are somewhat challenging, but even there, much can be absorbed— and little will be totally mysterious. In other words, editors Lemmer and Wale (both of whom hold law and library degrees) have done a wonderful job of identifying what librarians need to know and have found knowledgeable colleagues to skillfully write on these topics. The book is well-indexed and all chapters heavily documented with notes and references.