WE DEVELOP USEFUL RESOURCES ON COPYRIGHT ISSUES

Dick Kawooya and Teresa Hackett holding EIFL's 'Getting Started' guide to the Marrakesh Treaty.

Dick Kawooya, University of South Carolina, and Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, launch the 'Getting Started' guide to implementing the Marrakesh Treaty.

THE CHALLENGE

In a fast-moving digital environment, librarians in developing and transition countries need to be informed about legislative and policy developments concerning copyright and related issues in order to best serve their library users.

To meet this professional need, the Copyright and Libraries programme (known as EIFL-IP) produces a wide range of resources including practical guides, handbooks, checklists and templates on topical copyright issues that affect libraries. Our materials are open access, available online and have been translated into many languages.

‘Copyright on Electronic Publications’ received a recommendation from the Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly in Uzbekistan for use in libraries, universities and by the legislative authorities.

WHAT WE DO

We have produced a range of easy-to-read resources for librarians including practical guides & checklists and policy statements on current library copyright issues, that are available in multiple languages.
We raise awareness of key copyright issues for libraries, including copyright limitations and exceptions, preservation, text and data mining, the proposed WIPO broadcast treaty, Public Lending Right, Rights Retention and Secondary Publishing Rights and the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities).
The EIFL Draft Law on Copyright (2016) is a practical guide to assist librarians, as well as their legal advisors and policy-makers, when national laws are being updated.
Our two guides to the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities: The Marrakesh Treaty: an EIFL Guide for Libraries (available in nine languages), which introduces the treaty and its key provisions, and Getting Started. Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities. A practical guide for librarians (five languages) have been viewed more than 5,500 times on the EIFL website.

We encourage librarians and the public at large to use, distribute, translate, modify, and add to all our resources.

Browse the full range of EIFL Copyright resources by clicking on the button below.

FACTS

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EIFL has developed over 185 copyright resources in 15 languages.

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EIFL’s Core Library Exceptions Checklist sets out provisions that every copyright law should have to support modern library activities and services. The checklist is a practical way to evaluate your national copyright law, see where the law is doing well and identify gaps.

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THE CHALLENGE

WHAT WE DO

FACTS