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Facet Publishing Information Law Compliance for librarians information professionals and knowledge managers 2020 Edition by Charles Oppenheim, Adrienne Muir
Library, information and knowledge professionals are oftenat the front line of managing and monitoring their organisation's legalcompliance and have roles and responsibilities in both complying with the lawand taking advantage of its provisions. To do their jobs effectively, they neednot only to understand the law, but also to develop the skills, confidence andorganisational policy frameworks to apply the law's principles to their contextof use. They need the knowledge and skills to help them decide what isacceptable and to develop appropriate risk aware approaches when things are notclear-cut. Information Law:Compliance for librarians, information professionals and knowledge managersprovides an overview of important information law issues along with tools andguidance to help readers establish a framework so that their organisation canboth comply with its legal responsibilities and support a suitably risk awareenvironment which optimises access and use. Based on the authors' many years inprofessional practice and on their proven 'Compliance Methodology', it willhelp readers understand the legal issues that are central to the informationthey hold or that they wish to access.