Libraries and the Law

In one of my classes we are reading about copyright law. Little did I think before I started library school that librarians would need to be cognizant of (or concerned about) the law. I went looking for websites that would be of use to librarians (or library school students) who were interested in reading more about the topic…

Here are some interesting sites I found:

Mary Minow runs the Library Law site, which focuses on issues of legal interest to libraries. She has an MLS from University of Michigan and a J.D. from Stanford:

http://www.librarylaw.com/ 

Library Law blog:

http://blog.librarylaw.com/

Family Friendly Libraries has a page called “Laws affecting libraries” which while on the surface seems library friendly, is actually pro-censorship:

http://fflibraries.org/laws_Overview2.html

scary.