Navigating Legal Issues in Archives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931666288 ISBN 13: 9781931666282

Synopsis

Attorney and archivist Menzi Behrnd-Klodt details * issues in this excellent resource. The book contains 22 chapters that are divided into 4 major sections corresponding to functional areas of archival and public history -legal framework (especially useful for its orientation to the structure of laws and litigation, how to work with lawyers, and how to be a good client):-acquiring and securing ownership to collections;-access (e.g., privacy, student, health, presidential, and public records); and-copyright and intellectual property.Each chapter begins with a short bulleted list stating "Why this topic is important" and "Who will find the chapter particularly useful."The book includes many sample * documents, forms, policies, and guidelines (e.g., mission statement, collections policy, subpoena examples, deeds of gift, restrictions, copyright expiration table, deaccession and loan forms, and releases for users requesting copies from a repository). An explanation of the * issues in each is provided along with the curatorial and cutltural objectives at stake.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931666288
• ISBN 13: 9781931666282
• Binding: Hardcover